arkwright

¹

[ ahrk-rahyt ]

noun

1. a maker of chests, boxes, or coffers.

Arkwright

²

[ ahrk-rahyt ]

noun

1. Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor of the spinning jenny.

Arkwright

/ ˈɑːkraɪt /

noun

1. ArkwrightSir Richard17321792MEnglishBUSINESS: manufacturerTECHNOLOGY: inventor Sir Richard. 1732–92, English cotton manufacturer: inventor of the spinning frame (1769) which produced cotton thread strong enough to be used as a warp

Word History and Origins

Origin of arkwright¹

ark + wright

Example Sentences

The show, written by Roy Clarke, followed the money-making antics of Barker's miserly grocer Albert Arkwright.

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Running for 26 episodes between 1973 and 1985, Arkwright also acted as a reluctant father figure to his nephew and delivery boy, Granville, played by Jason.

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He certainly had the talent and experience by 1981 when The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, his science-fiction tale of trans-dimensional wars and alterative histories, was published to wide acclaim.

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Kinsham Court was once owned in the early-1900s by John Stanhope Arkwright, who had also previously owned Hampton Court, which is now a wedding venue.

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In Roy Clarke's Open All Hours, she played the long-suffering Nurse Gladys, who resisted the amorous attempts of shop owner Albert Arkwright, played by Barker, to woo her.

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