kier
noun
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
keir
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a variation of
kier.
Example Sentences
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For outward application make a cataplasm of rue, mugwort, camomile, dill, calamint, new pennyroyal, thyme, with oil of rue, keir and camomile.
After the cloth is washed in hot water it is removed from the steamer keir, then follows a rinse in cold water, and the goods are ready for the bleaching process.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
This keir is so constructed that it will allow of two wire wagons being run in and the door securely fastened.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
The reactions which took place in his bleaching keir were stated by the inventor as follows: Cl.\
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
His plan was to use an air-tight keir in conjunction with a gas-holder.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
