Word info

arkwright

Speech parts

1. arkwright - Noun

2. Arkwright - Proper noun

Meaning

arkwright (plural arkwrights)

(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.

(countable) An English surname originating as an occupation.

A town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.

A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.

An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

Fiction character Arkwright from the British sitcom Open All Hours stammered and much of the series' humour revolved around this. Source: Internet

Later, the invention of the James Hargreaves ' spinning jenny in 1764, Richard Arkwright 's spinning frame in 1769 and Samuel Crompton 's spinning mule in 1775 enabled British spinners to produce cotton yarn at much higher rates. Source: Internet

Arkwright lives in a haunted mill on the edge of a treacherous marsh, and his training methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. Source: Internet

Emma Roe, of Arkwright & Co in Saffron Walden, tells a cautionary tale about a large period property in her area painted a deep raspberry shade. Source: Internet

The design was partly based on a spinning machine built for Thomas High by clock maker John Kay, who was hired by Arkwright. Source: Internet

These Arkwright type mills are about convert wide. citation The Peak District was the ideal location, with its rivers and humid atmosphere. Source: Internet

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