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Fourdrinier

Fourdrinier \Four`dri`nier"\, n. A machine used in making paper; -- so named from an early inventor of improvements in this class of machinery.

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fourdrinier

n. A machine for making continuous rolls of paper.

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Fourdrinier

Fourdrinier may refer to:

  • Henry Fourdrinier (1766–1854), British inventor
  • Paul Fourdrinier (1698–1758), engraver in England

Usage examples of "fourdrinier".

And we had it on an elegant little new French Fourdrinier, which cost us more than we shall ever pay.