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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

kier

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 Franklin Beech

Many forms of kiers have been devised, but the one in most general use is that known as the "injector kier," of which a drawing is given in Fig.

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

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 Franklin Beech

The length of boil is usually about twelve hours in a low-pressure kier; in a high-pressure kier about seven hours is sufficient.

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

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

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