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Definition of Filterers
1. filterer [n] - See also: filterer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filterers
Literary usage of Filterers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopædia: Comprehending Practical by Luke Hebert (1846)
"These filterers are eai posed of four distinct substances or layers ; the lowest
is of perforated the next above fine flannel, over which is put two ..."
2. The Engineer's & Mechanic's Encyclopeadia ...: The Machinery & Processes by Luke Hebert (1849)
"These filterers are each composed of four distinct substances or layers ; the
lowest is of perforated metal, the next above fine flannel, over which is put ..."
3. Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York by Solomon Northup (1855)
"Pipes convey it from thence into five filterers, holding several hogsheads each.
These filterers are filled with bone-black, a substance resembling ..."
4. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1852)
"... at a distance of 20 or 30 feet, have been constructed the filterers; there
are four, each having two longitudinal chambers with segmental ends, ..."
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