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kier

kier noun: a bleaching vat.

Noun

kier (plural kiers)

  1. A bleaching vat.
    • The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier. There is no change required in the bleaching operation.1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265
    • The traditional sequence of pre-treatment is shortened by single stage bleaching, where kiers are still in use.1999, Samir Ranjan Karmakar, Chemical Technology In The Pre-Treatment Processes Of Textiles, Elsevier, page 65
    Synonyms:
    keeve

Proper noun capitalized: Kier

Kier (plural Kiers)

  1. A surname.

kier meaning in Urdu

kier in Urdu

رنگ اڑانے کی دیگ

Synonyms of kier

Forms of kier

Noun
pluralkiers
alternative formkeir
Proper noun
pluralKiers

Origin of kier

Borrowed from Old Norse ker (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).

Words that rhyme with kier

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Questions about kier

What does kier mean?
Kier means a bleaching vat.
What is kier in Urdu?
Kier in Urdu is رنگ اڑانے کی دیگ. See Kier meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is kier?
Kier can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of kier?
The plural of kier is kiers.

Words near kier in the dictionary

  1. Kiens
  2. Kienshih
  3. Kienyang
  4. Kienzle
  5. Kienzles
  6. kier
  7. Kiera
  8. Kieran
  9. Kierans
  10. kierie
  11. kieries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kier (page history and authors); Kier (page history and authors); kier (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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