释义 |
four·drin·i·er \fu̇rˈdrinēər, -ēˌā\ noun or fourdrinier machine (-s) Usage: often capitalized F Etymology: after Henry Fourdrinier died 1854 and Sealy Fourdrinier died 1847 English papermakers and inventors : a paper machine in which the web of paper is formed on an endless traveling wire screen that passes under a dandy roll, over suction boxes, through presses, and over dryers to the calenders and reels — compare cylinder machine |