kier
See also: Kier
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
kier (plural kiers)
- 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).
- 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)
Anagrams
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) kīerõ
Etymology
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Verb
kier
Luxembourgish
Verb
kier
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.
Verb
kier
Polish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French cœur (“heart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- (card games) heart (a suit of cards)
Declension
Declension of kier
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