2. Noun. (plural of beamer) ¹
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Definition of Beamers
1. beamer [n] - See also: beamer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beamers
Literary usage of Beamers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory and Practice of the Art of Weaving by Hand and Power: With by John Watson (1873)
"MANUFACTURERS', WARPERS', AND Beamers' TABLES. The annexed tables are to show
the quantity of yarn contained in any given web. ..."
2. Sessional PapersGreat Britain (1902)
"Nelson, Colne and District Tape Sizers' Protective Society. j Beamers, TWISTERS,
... Bury Twisters and Drawers' Association Heywood Beamers. ..."
3. Industrial Democracy by Sidney Webb, Beatrice Potter Webb (1902)
"... and getting 323. to 425. per week ; 10 twisters and drawers, earning at
piecework 253. to 323. per week ; 5 warpers and beamers working by the piece and ..."
4. Indian Village Site and Cemetery Near Madisonville, Ohio by Earnest Albert Hooton, Charles Clark Willoughby (1920)
"A very few beamers were obtained wrought from the larger leg bones of the deer
... The more essential tools employed in skin-dressing are the beamers above ..."
5. A Handbook of Employments Specially Prepared for the Use of Boys and Girls by Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon (1908)
"Skilled men, called " beamers" or "drawers," are usually employed to attach the warp
... Beamers receive from 30s. to £2, and, where the work is of a more ..."
6. Textile Industries of Philadelphia: With a Directory of the Textile and Yarn by John James Macfarlane, George W. B. Hicks, Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1911)
"'54—JOHN CONROY, Adams & Church Sts. Beamers of plain and fancy warps. 155—EM
COPE & CO., Pastorius & Osceola Sts., Germantown. ..."
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