Cartwright

[ kahrt-rahyt ]

/ ˈkɑrtˌraɪt /

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noun

Edmund, 1743–1822, English clergyman: inventor of the power-driven loom.

his brother, John, 1740–1824, English parliamentary reformer.

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How to use Cartwright in a sentence

Cartwright noted in an email that Whitburn lives three blocks from the old library and counted about 25 tents in the area when he visited last weekend.
Officials Eye the Old Central Library for Homeless Shelter, Again|Lisa Halverstadt|December 3, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Braun says Cartwright then took these ideas and created an empirical framework around them that doctors implemented at the time.
“Race norming” and the long legacy of medical racism, explained|Fabiola Cineas|July 9, 2021|Vox
He enthusiastically commended Justin Cartwright (who by that time had already written half a dozen novels).
Justin Cartwright’s Novel ‘Lion Heart’ May Win Him the Audience He Deserves|Robert Birnbaum|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having now published his 15th novel, Lion Heart, Cartwright is still little known in the United States.
Justin Cartwright’s Novel ‘Lion Heart’ May Win Him the Audience He Deserves|Robert Birnbaum|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That same month, Florida National Guardsman Joshua Cartwright killed two police officers before being shot to death by police.
Wisconsin Sikh Massacre Reveals Need for Domestic Antiterrorism Unit|Errol Louis|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Afterward, Cartwright says, he reassured Koh that the process, however arduous, had been valuable.
Interview With Harold Koh, Obama's Defender of Drone Strikes|Tara McKelvey|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When I ask him what it has been like to deal with Cartwright and other military officers, Koh starts to say something, then stops.
Interview With Harold Koh, Obama's Defender of Drone Strikes|Tara McKelvey|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Cotton weaving remained a domestic industry, for Cartwright's power-loom did not come into general use until after 1800.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Pretty soon the gang that Mrs. Cartwright has rounded up at the prayer-meeting comes stringing along in.
Danny's Own Story|Don Marquis
Brother Cartwright was fur getting a ladder and letting him climb out right away.
Danny's Own Story|Don Marquis
Cartwright was unquestionably learned and devout, but his bigotry was that of a mediæval inquisitor.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
Lady Cartwright was Irish, wrote plays, had a sense of humour, and was not jealous of the Duchess.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for Cartwright (1 of 2)

cartwright

/ (ˈkɑːtˌraɪt) /

noun

a person who makes carts

British Dictionary definitions for Cartwright (2 of 2)

Cartwright

/ (ˈkɑːtˌraɪt) /

noun

Edmund. 1743–1823, British clergyman, who invented the power loom

Dame Silvia (née Poulter). born 1943, New Zealand lawyer. She became a High Court judge in 1993; governor general of New Zealand (2001–06).

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