kier

American  

[keer] / kɪər /

Or keir

noun

1. a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.

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kier British  

/ kɪə /

noun

1. a vat in which cloth is bleached

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Etymology

Origin of kier

First recorded in 1565–75, kier is from the Old Norse word ker vessel, vat

Example Sentences

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kier

They are then sewn together end to end, and subjected to the following operations:— Boil with lime in kier.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Of the numerous forms of kier in use, the injector kier is the one most generally adopted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Boil the cotton for six to eight hours with a carbonate of soda lye at 1° Tw. in a kier at ordinary pressure, then wash well, wring, or, better, hydro-extract.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

Mather & Platt's apparatus, 207. — — bleaching kier, 30, 31. — — machine, 246. — — washing machine, 36. — — yarn-bleaching kier, 49.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

The following is the sequence of operations:—The goods are first steeped over night in 53 dilute sulphuric acid, after which they are washed and run through old kier liquor from a previous operation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various