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Cartwright

[kahrt-rahyt]

noun

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

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



Cartwright

1

/ ˈkɑːtˌraɪt /

noun

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

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cartwright

2

/ ˈkɑːtˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a person who makes carts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Ivan Cartwright, area coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire, was told the door to the attic conversion was "unusually" stiff and had to be broken down.

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There were also prominent retired generals like Lee Butler and James Cartwright who called for sharp reductions in, or the total elimination of, all nuclear weapons globally, including the American arsenal.

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They have each taken over a gallery at Cartwright Hall in Bradford - the current UK City of Culture - to display their art in the Turner Prize exhibition, which opens on Saturday.

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The Hairdresser Mysteries is described an original, homegrown drama, created by Jim Cartwright and is "a nostalgic nod" to the 1970s.

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The 46-year-old reality star’s departure follows a fraught second season on the “Vanderpump Rules” spinoff, which chronicled the end of his marriage to Brittany Cartwright and time in a mental health treatment facility.

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