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cravenette

/ˌkɹəɪvəˈnɛt/

cravenette verb: to waterproof by a particular process.

Verb

cravenette (third-person singular simple present cravenettes, present participle cravenetting, simple past and past participle cravenetted)

  1. (transitive) To waterproof by a particular process.

Noun

cravenette (countable and uncountable, plural cravenettes)

  1. (uncountable) A certain waterproof material.
  2. (countable) A waterproof coat made from this material.

Forms of cravenette

Verb
third-person singular presentcravenettes
present participlecravenetting
past participlecravenetted
pastcravenetted
Noun
pluralcravenettes

Origin of cravenette

From Craven + -ette, from the inventor's name; originally a brand name.

Questions about cravenette

What does cravenette mean?
Cravenette means to waterproof by a particular process.
What part of speech is cravenette?
Cravenette can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce cravenette?
Cravenette is pronounced /ˌkɹəɪvəˈnɛt/.
What is the past tense of cravenette?
The past tense of cravenette is cravenetted.

Words near cravenette in the dictionary

  1. Craven County
  2. Craven Plateau
  3. cravened
  4. Cravener
  5. cravenest
  6. cravenette
  7. cravenetted
  8. cravenettes
  9. cravenetting
  10. cravenhearted
  11. cravening

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