garnett

gar·nett

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-net]
- /gɑrˈnɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-net]
- /gɑrˈnɛt/

Definitions of garnett word

verb with object garnett Textiles. to reduce (waste material) to its fibrous state for reuse in textile manufacturing. 1
noun garnett Constance Black, 1862–1946, English translator from Russian. 1
noun garnett To remove foreign material from textile fibre before carding it. 1
noun garnett Constance. 1862–1946, British translator of Russian novels 0
noun garnett her son, David. 1892–1981, British novelist and editor. His novels include Lady Into Fox (1922) and Aspects of Love (1955) 0
noun garnett A machine that removes foreign material from textile fibre before carding it. 0

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Origin of garnett

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; after the surname Garnett

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Parts of speech for Garnett

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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garnett popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

garnett usage trend in Literature

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