pfleiderer

noun

pflei·​der·​er

ˈflīdərə(r)

variants or pfleidering machine

-dəriŋ-

plural -s

: a machine for shredding cellulose sheets to bits in rayon manufacturing

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from the name Pfleiderer

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