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• arkwright
  arkwright

  noun

  a maker of chests, boxes, or coffers.
• Arkwright
  Arkwright

  noun

  Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor of the spinning jenny.

arkwright

¹ American  

[ahrk-rahyt] / ˈɑrkˌraɪt /

noun

1. a maker of chests, boxes, or coffers.

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Arkwright ² American  

[ahrk-rahyt] / ˈɑrkˌraɪt /

noun

1. Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor of the spinning jenny.

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Arkwright British  

/ ˈɑːkraɪt /

noun

1. Sir Richard. 1732–92, English cotton manufacturer: inventor of the spinning frame (1769) which produced cotton thread strong enough to be used as a warp

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Etymology

Origin of arkwright

ark + wright

Example Sentences

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Arkwright

Water-wheel powered, the Arkwright produced high-quality cotton thread at unprecedented speed.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

The British ambassador, Paul Arkwright, said embassy staff were concerned and are talking to the government.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2018

In the Arkwright and Forest Park communities in Spartanburg, South Carolina, residents were living near contaminated industrial sites and a landfill — and dying of respiratory illnesses and cancer at extraordinary rates.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2017

Lister Avenue in Doncaster had the most famous corner shop in the country once it became home to the miserly Arkwright, brilliantly played by Ronnie Barker, in Open All Hours.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2014

It would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to give an adequate idea, by words, of the complex machinery by which Arkwright accomplished his object.

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight