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water frames

water frames is the plural of water frame.

Meaning of water frame

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

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What is water frames the plural of?
Water frames is the plural of water frame.

Words near water frames in the dictionary

  1. water footprints
  2. water for injection
  3. water fountain
  4. water fountains
  5. water frame
  6. water frames
  7. water frog
  8. water frogs
  9. water gap
  10. water gaps
  11. water garden

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