Fourdrinier

[ foor-drin-ee-er ]

noun

1. a machine for manufacturing paper.

Fourdrinier

/ fʊəˈdrɪnɪə /

noun

1. a particular type of paper-making machine that forms the paper in a continuous web

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fourdrinier¹

1830–40; named after Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, 19th-century English papermakers

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fourdrinier¹

C19: named after Henry (died 1854) and Sealy (died 1847) Fourdrinier , English paper makers

Example Sentences

Within eight years, he had 18 so-called Fourdrinier machines in operation at mills around the country.

From BBC

The great paper historian Dard Hunter explains how the introduction of the Fourdrinier paper machine in the early decades of the 19th century led to a steady increase in paper production – and how with the advent of wood-pulping processes in the 1840s, production simply exploded.

From The Guardian

It was there that Messrs. Fourdrinier, a wealthy stationery firm, purchased the patents, expended �60,000 for improvements on the machine, and first gave to the world its practical benefits.

From Project Gutenberg

By 1872 two hundred and ninety-nine Fourdrinier machines were running in the United States alone.

From Project Gutenberg

With one modern Fourdrinier machine, and a few beating engines, a small paper mill will now turn out daily as much paper as could be made by twelve mills a hundred years ago.

From Project Gutenberg