D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Drier

/drī'-ẽr/ · Dri·er · IPA /ˈdɹaɪɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or absorb moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a northwesterly wind are great drier…
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or absorb moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
  2. 2.
    Drying oil; a substance mingled with the oil used in oil painting to make it dry quickly.(Paint.)
02 compar. of Dry, a.
  1. 1.
    of Dry, a. See: Dry