lehr

[ leer, lair ]
/ lɪər, lɛər /

noun

an oven used to anneal glass.
Also leer.

Origin of lehr

First recorded in 1905–10, lehr is from the German word Lehr, Leer model

Words nearby lehr

lehayim, lehigh, lehman, lehmann, lehmbruck, lehr, lehua, lehár, lei, leibnitz, leibnitz's law

Example sentences from the Web for lehr

  • It does not take so long to anneal glass in a lehr as in a kiln, and therefore in many factories only lehrs are used.

    The Story of Glass |Sara Ware Bassett

  • Except for Lehr's machine, we maintained our formation and came out flying in the same position.

    The Stars & Stripes, Vol 1, No 1, February 8, 1918 |American Expeditionary Forces

  • “Lehr has probably gone to see Skeel at the Hotel Astor,” he concluded.

    The Moonlit Way |Robert W. Chambers

  • According to news reports from the front Lehr had a period of intense activity up to July 15th, when he was reported missing.

    America's War for Humanity |Thomas Herbert Russell

British Dictionary definitions for lehr

lehr
/ (lɪə) /

noun

a long tunnel-shaped oven used for annealing glass

Word Origin for lehr

from German: pattern, model