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fourdrinier

fourdrinier noun: a machine for making continuous rolls of paper.

Noun

fourdrinier (plural fourdriniers)

  1. A machine for making continuous rolls of paper.

Forms of fourdrinier

pluralfourdriniers

Origin of fourdrinier

Named after Henry Fourdrinier, its joint inventor.

Questions about fourdrinier

What does fourdrinier mean?
Fourdrinier means a machine for making continuous rolls of paper.
What part of speech is fourdrinier?
Fourdrinier is a noun.
What is the plural of fourdrinier?
The plural of fourdrinier is fourdriniers.

Words near fourdrinier in the dictionary

  1. Fourchon flamingo
  2. Fourchon flamingos
  3. fourchy
  4. fourché
  5. fourchée
  6. fourdrinier
  7. fourdriniers
  8. foure
  9. foureyed
  10. fourflusher
  11. fourflushers

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