Hargreaves

[ hahr-greevz ]

noun
  1. James, died 1778, English inventor of spinning machinery.

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How to use Hargreaves in a sentence

  • Little did Wyatt and Hargreaves and Crompton eat of the bread of idleness they built the oven for.

    The Women of Tomorrow | William Hard
  • Wyatt and his equally humble successors in genius, Hargreaves and Crompton, artisans!

    The Women of Tomorrow | William Hard
  • To Hargreaves, inventing the spinning-jenny, a mob and a flight from Lancashire, a wrecked machine and a sacked house!

    The Women of Tomorrow | William Hard
  • These wheels were used for spinning flax, wool, and afterwards cotton, until Hargreaves' invention superseded it.

    Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz Watson
  • What scheme have you got in your head now, Teddy Hargreaves?

British Dictionary definitions for Hargreaves

Hargreaves

/ (ˈhɑːɡriːvz) /


noun
  1. James. died 1778, English inventor of the spinning jenny

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