garnett
Garnett (verb) means to shred and separate waste textile fibers, such as old rags, so they can be reprocessed into new yarn. Example: “The mill garnetted the leftover scraps before feeding them into the carding machine.”
How to use garnett
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA textile-industry term for shredding waste fabric back into raw fiber, or the machine that does it.
Word forms
garnetted past tense, garnetts plural, garnetts singular
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The mill _____ the leftover scraps before feeding them into the carding machine.
Etymology
Believed to derive from the surname of an early manufacturer of the machine.
Rhymes for garnett
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What does “garnett” mean?
The word “garnett” means to shred and separate waste textile fibers, such as old rags, so they can be reprocessed into new yarn. In plain terms, a textile-industry term for shredding waste fabric back into raw fiber, or the machine that does it.
How do you use “garnett” in a sentence?
Here is “garnett” used in a sentence: “The mill garnetted the leftover scraps before feeding them into the carding machine.”
What part of speech is “garnett”?
Depending on how it is used, “garnett” can be a verb and a noun.
How many meanings does “garnett” have?
“Garnett” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to shred and separate waste textile fibers, such as old rags, so they can be reprocessed into new yarn.