Cart·wright

(kärt′rīt′), Edmund 1743-1823.

British cleric and inventor of the power loom (1785-1790).

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cartwright

(ˈkɑːtˌraɪt)

(Crafts) a person who makes carts

Cartwright

(ˈkɑːtˌraɪt)

1. (Biography) Edmund. 1743–1823, British clergyman, who invented the power loom

2. (Biography) Dame Silvia (née Poulter). born 1943, New Zealand lawyer. She became a High Court judge in 1993; governor general of New Zealand (2001–06)

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Cart•wright

(ˈkɑrtˌraɪt)

n.

Edmund, 1743–1822, English clergyman: inventor of the power-driven loom.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Cartwright - English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) Edmund Cartwright
	2.	cartwright - a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

Translations

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charron

cartwright

[ˈkɑːtraɪt] N → carretero/a m/f

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"Well, now, Sir Humphry Davy; I dined with him years ago at Cartwright's, and Wordsworth was there too--the poet Wordsworth, you know.

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Cartwright Bruce," the editor went on to say, "and he has reported so favorably upon it that we cannot let it go.

As for Cartwright Bruce, Martin knew that he was the one critic for whose opinions Brissenden had any respect.

"There, take that, Sir John Value!" Cartwright Bruce was described as the greatest critic in America, and he was quoted as saying that "Ephemera" was the greatest poem ever written in America.

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I have some recollection, Wilson, that you had among your boys a lad named Cartwright, who showed some ability during the investigation."

Now, Cartwright, there are the names of twenty-three hotels here, all in the immediate neighbourhood of Charing Cross.

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Colonel," said she, with her usual noisy cheerfulness, "I am monstrous glad to see you--sorry I could not come before--beg your pardon, but I have been forced to look about me a little, and settle my matters; for it is a long while since I have been at home, and you know one has always a world of little odd things to do after one has been away for any time; and then I have had Cartwright to settle with-- Lord, I have been as busy as a bee ever since dinner!

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"Five men were in it--these four and a fifth called Cartwright. Tobin, the care-taker, was murdered, and the thieves got away with seven thousand pounds.

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There were four days of hearings in May of 1953, before the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, but no mention of Cartwright or Henderson was made.

Henderson, Cartwright, and the 1953 US Congress

They had been asleep at the house in Billingham when divorcee Graham Cartwright, 45, let himself in using a key he had been given for emergencies.

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Ann Cartwright, of Croftlands, admitted dishonestly making a false statement to obtain a benefit.

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