HARGREAVES

Meaning of HARGREAVES in English

(1720–78)

the Englishman who invented the spinning jenny , a machine for spinning cotton which helped to bring about the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

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HARGREAVES — biographical name James died 1778 English inventor
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HARGREAVES — /hahr"greevz/ , n. James , died 1778, English inventor of spinning machinery.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARGREAVES — biographical name James died 1778 English inventor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARGREAVES — Hargreaves (i) BrE AmE ˈhɑː ɡriːvz AmE \ ˈhɑːr- , (ii) BrE AmE -ɡreɪvz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARGREAVES — Har ‧ greaves, James /ˈhɑːɡriːvz $ ˈhɑːr-/ BrE AmE (1720–78) a British inventor known for inventing machines such as the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARGREAVES — гаргревский
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HARGREAVES — гаргревский
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HARGREAVES — гаргревский
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HARGREAVES — гаргревский
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HARGREAVES — Pronunciation: ' här- ˌ gr ē vz Function: biographical name James d 1778 Eng. inventor
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HARGREAVES, JAMES — (baptized Jan. 8, 1720, Stanhill, Lancashire, Eng. died April 22, 1778, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) British inventor of the spinning jenny . …
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HARGREAVES, ROGER — born 1935, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 12, 1988, Kent county British cartoonist who created whimsical characters best known in …
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HARGREAVES, JAMES — died April 22, 1778, Nottinghamshire, Eng. Hargreaves also spelled Hargraves English inventor of the spinning jenny, the first practical application …
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HARGREAVES, JAMES — Har ‧ greaves, James /ˈhɑːɡriːvz $ ˈhɑːr-/ BrE AmE (1720–78) a British inventor known for inventing machines such as the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARGREAVES, JAMES — (baptized Jan. 8, 1720, Stanhill, Lancashire, Eng. died April 22, 1778, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) British inventor of the spinning jenny . …
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JAMES HARGREAVES — ➡ Hargreaves
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