Meanings
- rareuncountableThe business or activity of a papermaker.
[…] said drainage means and forming fabric being inclined with respect to said papermakering felt; a head box positioned at the beginning of the forming fabric for placing stock thereon; […]
1998, U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1211, Issue 31 more example
A non-limiting example could have a sheath comprised from any fiber forming thermoplastic suitable for use under papermakering dryer conditions (hydrolysis stabilized PET), and a core comprised from a fiber forming thermoplastic (PET) Which has been modified to include 40 volume percent or more of gaseous bubbles.
1999, Bowen, Jr., United States Patent 6,007,911
Origin
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