DRIER


Meaning of DRIER in English

I.

also dry·er ˈdrī(ə)r, -īə

comparative of dry

II. noun

also dryer “

( -s )

Etymology: dry, v. + -er, n. suffix

1.

a. : something that extracts or absorbs moisture

b. or dri·er·man -mən : a worker who attends to the drying of material or a product in process of manufacture

c. : a piece of blotting paper used in drying herbarium specimens

2. : a liquid or solid substance (as a metallic soap) that accelerates the drying of drying oils and of paints, varnishes, and printing inks containing such oils

3. usually dryer : a device for drying especially by heat, forced ventilation, centrifugal action, or a vacuum or freezing process: as

a. : a furnace or revolving kiln for drying raw material (as ore, stone, sand)

b. : a rack on which laundry is hung to dry or a machine in which laundry is dried by a current of heated air

c. : a blower for drying hair

d. : any of the heated drums on which paper is dried in a papermaking machine

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