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Arkwright

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Ark·wright  (ärkrt), Sir Richard 1732-1792.
British inventor and manufacturer who patented a machine for spinning cotton thread (1769) and established cotton mills that were among the first to use machinery on a large scale.
Arkwright [ˈɑːkraɪt]
n
(Biographies / Arkwright, Sir Richard (1732-1792) M, English, BUSINESS: manufacturer, TECHNOLOGY: 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


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