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Kier vs Skier - What's the difference?

kier | skier |

As nouns the difference between kier and skier

is that kier is a bleaching vat while skier is one who skis.

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 ----

    skier

    English

    Etymology 1

    ski +

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who skis.

    • Etymology 2

    sky +

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch.
  • * 2002, Jeff Green, "New Zealand win tri-series in convincing style", Cricinfo:
    • However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards.
  • * 2012, Harry Pearson, "There's always a catch – unless it's me or Monty underneath the ball", The Guardian:
    • The second thing I did my best to get out of was the unpleasant position Monty found himself in rather too often in Sri Lanka: standing under a skier in the deep.

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