Arkwright

¹ American

[ahrk-rahyt] / ˈɑrkˌraɪt /

noun

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

arkwright ² American

[ahrk-rahyt] / ˈɑrkˌraɪt /

noun

a maker of chests, boxes, or coffers.

Arkwright British

/ ˈɑːkraɪt /

noun

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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Samuel Slater, born in 1768 into a farming family in Derbyshire, England, was apprenticed at age 14 to the owner of a cotton mill that was using the novel Arkwright water frame.

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

He put to memory the workings of the Arkwright apparatus and, after his apprenticeship ended, set off for America.

From Barron's

Brown partnered with Slater, who was as good as his word, improving on the Arkwright model and turning out yarn that his old master in Derbyshire—to whom Slater sent a sample—labeled excellent.

From Barron's

The show, written by Roy Clarke, followed the money-making antics of Barker's miserly grocer Albert Arkwright.

From BBC

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