verb
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.”
verb
1
To shred and separate waste textile fibers, such as old rags, so they can be reprocessed into new yarn.
"The mill garnetted the leftover scraps before feeding them into the carding machine."
noun
1
A machine used in textile mills to break waste fabric back down into loose fiber for reuse.
"The old garnett in the corner of the mill still runs on its original motor."
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.
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Word forms
- Plural
- garnetts
- Third person singular
- garnetts
- Past tense
- garnetted
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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.
