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Kiev vs Kier - What's the difference?

kiev | kier |

As nouns the difference between kiev and kier

is that kiev is alternative form of Kiev|lang=en while kier is a bleaching vat.

As a proper noun Kiev

is the capital of Ukraine.

kiev

English

Alternative forms

* Kyiv, Kyjiv, Kyyiv, Kief * (obsolete) Kiow, Kiovia, Kiew, Kiou

Proper noun

(Kiev) (en proper noun)
  • The capital of Ukraine
  • The medieval principality centred on Kiev; the Kievan state or Kievan Rus
  • Kiev province (oblast ) of Ukraine
  • Synonyms

    * (province) Kiev Oblast, Kyiv Oblast

    Derived terms

    * Kievan * chicken Kiev

    kier

    English

    Alternative forms

    * keir

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bleaching vat.
  • * 1934 , Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry , page 265,
  • The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier . There is no change required in the bleaching operation.
  • * 1999 , Samir Ranjan Karmakar, Chemical Technology In The Pre-Treatment Processes Of Textiles , Elsevier, page 65,
  • The traditional sequence of pre-treatment is shortened by single stage bleaching, where kiers are still in use.
  • * 2007 , Sarah Tarlow, The Archaeology of Improvement in Britain, 1750-1850 , Cambridge University Press, page 166,
  • Inside the typically long, narrow bleaching crofts were cisterns for bleaching cotton yarn, now represented by sunken stone tanks, and sealed vats called ‘kiers'’ for bleaching cloth. The ' kiers would have been two storeys high and made of metal, but now all that remains are the footings and brackets that show where they once stood (2004: 99).

    Synonyms

    * keeve ----