Fourdrinier

[ foor-drin-ee-er ]

/ fʊərˈdrɪn i ər /

noun

a machine for manufacturing paper.

Origin of Fourdrinier

1830–40; named after Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, 19th-century English papermakers

Words nearby Fourdrinier

four-colour, four-corners, four-cycle, four-deal bridge, four-dimensional, Fourdrinier, four-eyed, four-eyed fish, four-eyed opossum, four-eyes, four flush

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Example sentences from the Web for Fourdrinier

By 1872 two hundred and ninety-nine Fourdrinier machines were running in the United States alone.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
Messrs. Fourdrinier having expended 60,000 in perfecting the machine.
Great Facts|Frederick C. Bakewell
The Fourdrinier part consists of a head box, which resembles the case of an upright piano.
From Paper-mill to Pressroom|William Bond Wheelwright
A long felt carries the paper from the couch rolls back over the Fourdrinier part, delivering it to the first press.
From Paper-mill to Pressroom|William Bond Wheelwright

The same principle is occasionally adopted on the Fourdrinier machine for duplex wrappers.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall

British Dictionary definitions for Fourdrinier

Fourdrinier

/ (fʊəˈdrɪnɪə) /

noun

a particular type of paper-making machine that forms the paper in a continuous web

Word Origin for Fourdrinier

C19: named after Henry (died 1854) and Sealy (died 1847) Fourdrinier, English paper makers

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fourdrinier
释义	Fourdrinier [ foor-drin-ee-er ] / fʊərˈdrɪn i ər / noun a machine for manufacturing paper. Origin of Fourdrinier 1830–40; named after Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, 19th-century English papermakers Words nearby Fourdrinier four-colour, four-corners, four-cycle, four-deal bridge, four-dimensional, Fourdrinier, four-eyed, four-eyed fish, four-eyed opossum, four-eyes, four flush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Fourdrinier By 1872 two hundred and ninety-nine Fourdrinier machines were running in the United States alone. Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle Messrs. Fourdrinier having expended 60,000 in perfecting the machine. Great Facts\|Frederick C. Bakewell The Fourdrinier part consists of a head box, which resembles the case of an upright piano. From Paper-mill to Pressroom\|William Bond Wheelwright A long felt carries the paper from the couch rolls back over the Fourdrinier part, delivering it to the first press. From Paper-mill to Pressroom\|William Bond Wheelwright The same principle is occasionally adopted on the Fourdrinier machine for duplex wrappers. The Manufacture of Paper\|Robert Walter Sindall British Dictionary definitions for Fourdrinier Fourdrinier / (fʊəˈdrɪnɪə) / noun a particular type of paper-making machine that forms the paper in a continuous web Word Origin for Fourdrinier C19: named after Henry (died 1854) and Sealy (died 1847) Fourdrinier, English paper makers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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