kieringn.
/ˈkɪərɪŋ/ Boiling in a kier or vat.
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souring1756
grey souring1843
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madder bleach1891
kiering1922
1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 590/2 A uniform process of ‘kiering’ (boiling under pressure with a lye of caustic soda) was introduced.
1954 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) 22 Kier boil (Kiering), the process of prolonged boiling of cotton or flax materials with alkaline liquors in a..Kier.
1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. iv. 162 Kiering and bleaching. In the first [bleaching stage] the textile material is boiled..within a..kier.
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