kier
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse ker (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
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).
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kier
- care
- 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 25:
- Uman we a mada an pikni disorv speshal kier an elp. Evri pikni, weda ar nat dem mada an faada did marid a di taim wen dem baan, fi enjai di siem protekshan we sosaiyati aafa.
- Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection
Verb
kier
- to care
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 1 Piita 5:6-7:
- So unu fi ombl unuself anda Gad powaful an, so wen im redi im kyan bles unu. Evriting we unu a wori an fret bout, gi it tu im, kaaz im kier bout unu.
- Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Derived terms
verb
Further reading
- kier at majstro.com
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) kīerõ
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *keerdäk.
Verb
kier
Luxembourgish
Verb
kier
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.
Verb
kier
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French cœur (“heart”).
Noun
kier m animal
- (card games) heart (a suit of cards)
Declension
Declension of kier
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kier f
Etymology 3
Noun
kier m animacy unattested
- Middle Polish form of kir
Declension
Attested forms of kier