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  • garnett
    garnett
    verb (used with object)
    to reduce (waste material) to its fibrous state for reuse in textile manufacturing.
  • Garnett
    Garnett
    noun
    Constance Black, 1862–1946, English translator from Russian.

garnett

1 American  
[gahr-net] / gɑrˈnɛt /

verb (used with object)

  1. Textiles. to reduce (waste material) to its fibrous state for reuse in textile manufacturing.


noun

  1. a machine used in garnetting.

Garnett 2 American  
[gahr-nit, gahr-net] / ˈgɑr nɪt, gɑrˈnɛt /

noun

  1. Constance Black, 1862–1946, English translator from Russian.


Garnett British  
/ ˈɡɑːnɪt /

noun

  1. Constance. 1862–1946, British translator of Russian novels

  2. her son, David. 1892–1981, British novelist and editor. His novels include Lady Into Fox (1922) and Aspects of Love (1955)

"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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Etymology

Origin of garnett

First recorded in 1885–90; after the surname Garnett

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Justice Barrett didn’t explain why she recused herself on St. Isidore, but she is close friends with Nicole Stelle Garnett, a Notre Dame professor who advised the proposed school.

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Ms. Garnett is not involved with Ben Gamla or Wilberforce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Garnett also said prosecutors would be allowed to feature evidence from Mangione's seized backpack he was wearing at the time of his arrest.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Garnett has given the prosecution until February 27 to file an appeal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

But thinking of Pickett, last in line, reminded him of Pickett’s two brigade commanders: Garnett and Armistead.

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