Arkwright
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A maker of cabinets or chests. obsolete
"The castle arkwright put in a chequered staircase certainly. It has only one square step, to be steady, yet notwithstumbling are they stalemating backgammoner supstairs by skips and trestles tiltop double corner."
Proper Noun
- 1 An English surname originating as an occupation. countable
- 2 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename, from the surname:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename, from the surname:; A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The castle arkwright put in a chequered staircase certainly. It has only one square step, to be steady, yet notwithstumbling are they stalemating backgammoner supstairs by skips and trestles tiltop double corner."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English arkewrytte. By surface analysis, ark + wright.
Etymology 2
From arkwright, an occupational surname for a chest maker.
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