garnett
verb (used with object)
to reduce (waste material) to its fibrous state for reuse in textile manufacturing.
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garnett
1 American
[gahr-net]
/ gɑrˈnɛt /
verb (used with object)
noun
Garnett
2
American
[gahr-nit, gahr-net]
/ ˈgɑr nɪt, gɑrˈnɛt /
noun
Garnett
British
/ ˈɡɑːnɪt /
noun
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Constance. 1862–1946, British translator of Russian novels
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her son, David. 1892–1981, British novelist and editor. His novels include Lady Into Fox (1922) and Aspects of Love (1955)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of garnett
First recorded in 1885–90; after the surname Garnett
Example Sentences
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The orphanage’s cartoonishly villainous chairlady, Miss Garnett, is especially nasty to Meg—who is plucky and appealing, if perhaps a bit more precocious than seems credible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Fleming, according to the Associated Press, told Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in court on Wednesday: "It's truly a nightmare I can't wake up from. I'm haunted by the mistakes I made."
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
US District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled last week that the charges did not meet "the federal statutory definition of a 'crime of violence' as matter of law".
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Friday's decision "is solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury," Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in her opinion.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
"Be more specific, Brother," Brother Garnett, a white brother, said.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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