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keir
English
Noun
keir (plural keirs)
- Alternative form of kier
- 1902, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Sessional Papers, Volume 34, Part 2, page 7,
- The keirs, becks, washing machines, etc., are placed sufficiently low to allow of being fed from the water supply by gravitation, and the outlets placed just sufficiently high to reach the water line of the river a little above its normal flow.
- 1919, Society of Dyers and Colourists, Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, Volume 35, page 35,
- Also fine clothes require longer treatment in the keir in order to secure good penetration by the chemie.
- 1975, Owen Ashmore, The Industrial Archaeology of Stockport, page 31,
- The cloth was singed to remove superfluous fluff by being passed over heated copper plates and then boiled in bleaching keirs with lime or caustic soda.
- 1902, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Sessional Papers, Volume 34, Part 2, page 7,
Anagrams
- Erik, Keri, Kier, Rike, keri, kier, rike
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kier
English
Alternative forms
- keir
Etymology
From Old Norse (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
kier (plural kiers)
- A bleaching vat.
- 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,
- The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier. There is no change required in the bleaching operation.
- 1999, Samir Ranjan Karmakar, Chemical Technology In The Pre-Treatment Processes Of Textiles, Elsevier, page 65,
- The traditional sequence of pre-treatment is shortened by single stage bleaching, where kiers are still in use.
- 2007, Sarah Tarlow, The Archaeology of Improvement in Britain, 1750-1850, Cambridge University Press, page 166,
- Inside the typically long, narrow bleaching crofts were cisterns for bleaching cotton yarn, now represented by sunken stone tanks, and sealed vats called ‘kiers’ for bleaching cloth. The kiers would have been two storeys high and made of metal, but now all that remains are the footings and brackets that show where they once stood (2004: 99).
- 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,
Synonyms
- keeve
Anagrams
- Erik, Keir, Keri, Rike, keir, keri, rike
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ir
Noun
kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)
- fissure, narrow opening
- De deur stond op een kier
Anagrams
- reik, riek
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) k?erõ
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *keertädäk.
Verb
kier
- turn
Luxembourgish
Verb
kier
- second-person singular imperative of kieren
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.
Verb
kier
- to want, to wish
- to love, to like
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r/
Etymology 1
From French cœur (“heart”), from Middle French coeur, cœur, from Old French cuer, coer, quer, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic *kord, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??r.
Noun
kier m anim
- (card games) heart (a suit of cards)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kier f
- genitive plural of kra
Further reading
- kier in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- kier in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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