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