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Definition of Kiers
1. kier [n] - See also: kier
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kiers
Literary usage of Kiers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"... lime kiers, carrying with them the lime they have absorbed. The cloth is
plaited in regular folds and well tramped down by boys, who enter the kiers. ..."
2. Calendar of Wills on File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the by Berthold Fernow, New York (State). Court of Appeals, New York (State). Secretary's Office (1896)
"... Thomas Duncan, Isaac Low and Edward William kiers (?). Witnesses Peter van
Schaack, Waldron Blaau of NY City innkeeper, John Kelly. ..."
3. Technology of Cellulose Esters: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the by Edward Chauncey Worden (1921)
"... long revolving sieve in which detritus is further removed, and is then loaded
into large spherical revolving kiers in which the de- oiling takes place. ..."
4. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"The pieces are then brought into strong iron vessels termed ' kiers,' in which
... These kiers are provided with arrangements for effecting a circulation of ..."
5. Dyeing in Germany and America, with a Chapter on Colour Production: A Report by Sydney Herbert Higgins (1907)
"Development of the process—Progress on the mechanical side—Closed kiers—Open
width bleaching—New methods of bleaching—Substitutes for bleaching ..."
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