Category:Tuyere

Tu`yère", n. Etym: [f.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of teutonic origin. Cf. Tweer, tewel.]

Defn: a nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is Delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a Forge. [corruptly written also tweer, and twier.] Tuyère arch, the Embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuyère Enters.