Fourdrinier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Fourdrinier
1830–40; named after Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, 19th-century English papermakers
Example Sentences
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Within eight years, he had 18 so-called Fourdrinier machines in operation at mills around the country.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2013
In making paper on Fourdrinier machines, belts are used made of wire mesh in which the wires are only about .01 inch in diameter.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Gamble in England, working with Henry and Charles Fourdrinier, engaged a fine mechanic, Bryan Donkin, to build a machine on improved principles.
From Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Kainen, Jacob
The process of paper-making by the Fourdrinier machine was so fully explained in our Number for last November that it is useless now to repeat the details.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various
At any rate, it is certain that Paul Fourdrinier belonged to the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.
From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Sieveking, Giberne
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