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Cartwright

American  
[kahrt-rahyt] / ˈkɑrtˌraɪt /

noun

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

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


Cartwright 1 British  
/ 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).

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cartwright 2 British  
/ ˈkɑːtˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a person who makes carts

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There was also a church where the Reverend Cartwright told us about God and the Devil, about heaven and hellfire.

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Dr Cartwright added that symptoms usually begin within four weeks of exposure, but can take up to three months to become apparent.

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Infectious diseases expert Katharine Cartwright, from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, previously told the inquest how this was a manifestation of hydrophobia - the fear of water - which is a symptom found only with rabies.

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Dr Cartwright was asked by Mrs Ford's family about the treatment she received at Barnsley Hospital in the time she was in the unit.

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Hull were then reduced to 12 men for Jed Cartwright's tackle from an offside position and the visitors took full advantage to put Jones-Bishop into the right corner in front of their supporters.

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