agern.

Brit.

/ˈeɪdʒə/, U.S.

/ˈeɪdʒər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: age v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < age v. + -er suffix¹.The semantic motivation of sense 2 is unclear.

1. Textiles.

a. An apparatus or chamber for ageing cloth: see age v. 4, ageing n. 2.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > equipment for

comb1398

scrawc1563

scray1791

plaiting machine1813

canroy1836

needle-board1879

serigraph1881

ager1884

thread-counter1909

1884 J. Chadwick in J. Gardner Bleaching, Dyeing, & Calico-printing ii. 47 When dried as usual after printing, we age through an aniline ager at from 180° Fahr...and 170° moisture.

1907 Cycl. Textile Work VI. 126 The steam ager consists of a long chamber containing two series of rolls..over which the cloth can be passed up and down.

1945 Jrnl. Soc. Dyers & Colourists 61 326/1 (table) Solubilised azoic dyes for printing cellulosic fibres, developed by normal steaming in the Mather & Platt ager.

1999 Textile Month May 30/1 A new steam ager in which the steam in the chamber is not uniform, but concentrated at the front of the machine.

b. A person who operates such apparatus. rare.

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1927 Dict. Occup. Terms 180/1 Ager,..minds ageing machine, which develops and fixes printed colours on cloth.

1930 Alphab. Index Occup.: 15th Census (U.S. Bureau Census) 45 Ager..Dyeing and finishing mill.

2. An inspector of light bulbs, vacuum tubes, etc. rare.

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1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §308 Ager, flash ager; examines electric incandescent lamps, before and after cap is fitted on.

1930 Alphab. Index Occup.: 15th Census (U.S. Bureau Census) 45 Ager..Radio tube factory.

Compounds

attributive in sense 1a, as ager man, ager minder, ager operator, etc.

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1918 Bull. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics No. 239. 243 The cloth..is put through a series of treatments... Following is a list of occupations [involved in these]:... Ager tender.

1919 New Outlook 121 322 The advertisement should have read: ‘Agerman wanted.’ etc. ‘We certainly don't want a German,’ he said. ‘An ager-man is a worker in charge of a machine which fixes colors.’

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §398 Ager minder..minds ageing machine, which develops and fixes printed colours on cloth.

1992 1990 Census Pop. & Housing (U.S. Bureau of Census) O-2 Ager operator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ager
释义	agern. Brit. /ˈeɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˈeɪdʒər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: age v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < age v. + -er suffix¹.The semantic motivation of sense 2 is unclear. 1. Textiles. a. An apparatus or chamber for ageing cloth: see age v. 4, ageing n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > equipment for comb1398 scrawc1563 scray1791 plaiting machine1813 canroy1836 needle-board1879 serigraph1881 ager1884 thread-counter1909 1884 J. Chadwick in J. Gardner Bleaching, Dyeing, & Calico-printing ii. 47 When dried as usual after printing, we age through an aniline ager at from 180° Fahr...and 170° moisture. 1907 Cycl. Textile Work VI. 126 The steam ager consists of a long chamber containing two series of rolls..over which the cloth can be passed up and down. 1945 Jrnl. Soc. Dyers & Colourists 61 326/1 (table) Solubilised azoic dyes for printing cellulosic fibres, developed by normal steaming in the Mather & Platt ager. 1999 Textile Month May 30/1 A new steam ager in which the steam in the chamber is not uniform, but concentrated at the front of the machine. b. A person who operates such apparatus. rare. ΚΠ 1927 Dict. Occup. Terms 180/1 Ager,..minds ageing machine, which develops and fixes printed colours on cloth. 1930 Alphab. Index Occup.: 15th Census (U.S. Bureau Census) 45 Ager..Dyeing and finishing mill. 2. An inspector of light bulbs, vacuum tubes, etc. rare. ΚΠ 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §308 Ager, flash ager; examines electric incandescent lamps, before and after cap is fitted on. 1930 Alphab. Index Occup.: 15th Census (U.S. Bureau Census) 45 Ager..Radio tube factory. Compounds attributive in sense 1a, as ager man, ager minder, ager operator, etc. ΚΠ 1918 Bull. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics No. 239. 243 The cloth..is put through a series of treatments... Following is a list of occupations [involved in these]:... Ager tender. 1919 New Outlook 121 322 The advertisement should have read: ‘Agerman wanted.’ etc. ‘We certainly don't want a German,’ he said. ‘An ager-man is a worker in charge of a machine which fixes colors.’ 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §398 Ager minder..minds ageing machine, which develops and fixes printed colours on cloth. 1992 1990 Census Pop. & Housing (U.S. Bureau of Census) O-2 Ager operator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1884
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