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

After leaving the loom each piece is laid separately in the bleaching kier.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

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

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