kier

See also: Kier

English

Alternative forms

• keir

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse ker (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

kier (plural kiers)

1. A bleaching vat.
   • 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,

     The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier. There is no change required in the bleaching operation.

   • 1999, Samir Ranjan Karmakar, Chemical Technology In The Pre-Treatment Processes Of Textiles, Elsevier, page 65,

     The traditional sequence of pre-treatment is shortened by single stage bleaching, where kiers are still in use.

   • 2007, Sarah Tarlow, The Archaeology of Improvement in Britain, 1750-1850, Cambridge University Press, page 166,

     Inside the typically long, narrow bleaching crofts were cisterns for bleaching cotton yarn, now represented by sunken stone tanks, and sealed vats called ‘kiers’ for bleaching cloth. The kiers would have been two storeys high and made of metal, but now all that remains are the footings and brackets that show where they once stood (2004: 99).

Synonyms

• keeve

Anagrams

• Erik, Keir, Keri, Riek, Rike, keir, keri, rike

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ir

Noun

kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)

1. fissure, narrow opening

   De deur stond op een kier

Anagrams

• reik, riek

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) kīerõ

Etymology

From .

Verb

kier

1. turn

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Luxembourgish

Verb

kier

1. second-person singular imperative of kieren

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.

Verb

kier

1. to want, to wish
2. to love, to like

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Syllabification: kier

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cœur (“heart”), from Middle French coeur, cœur, from Old French cuer, coer, quer, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic *kord, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

1. (card games) heart (a suit of cards)

Declension

Declension of kier

	singular	plural
nominative	kier	kiery
genitive	kiera	kierów/kier
dative	kierowi	kierom
accusative	kier/kiera	kiery
instrumental	kierem	kierami
locative	kierze	kierach
vocative	kierze	kiery

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kier f

1. genitive plural of kra

Further reading

• kier in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kier in Polish dictionaries at PWN