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water frame

water frame noun: a water-powered spinning machine, especially of the kind invented by British industrialist Richard Arkwright.

Noun

water frame (plural water frames)

  1. (historical) A water-powered spinning machine, especially of the kind invented by British industrialist Richard Arkwright.
    • The water-frame itself, built in units of 1,000 spindles, created the first pure English cotton cloth.2016, Peter Ackroyd, Revolution, Pan Macmillan, published 2017, page 214

water frame meaning in Tamil

water frame in Tamil

நீர்ச்சட்டம்

Forms of water frame

pluralwater frames

Questions about water frame

What does water frame mean?
Water frame means a water-powered spinning machine, especially of the kind invented by British industrialist Richard Arkwright.
What is water frame in Tamil?
Water frame in Tamil is நீர்ச்சட்டம். See Water frame meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is water frame?
Water frame is a noun.
What is the plural of water frame?
The plural of water frame is water frames.

Words near water frame in the dictionary

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  2. water footprints
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  4. water fountain
  5. water fountains
  6. water frame
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  8. water frog
  9. water frogs
  10. water gap
  11. water gaps

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