Garnettn.
/ˈɡɑːnɪt/ A ‘Garnett's machine’ (see garnett v.); Garnett tooth n. a form of saw-tooth used in these machines.
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Garnett1884
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Garnett tooth1884
1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted ix. 189 The machines by which the first three of these materials are made are various. The one for opening the looser waste is called a Garnett.
1892 J. Nasmith Students' Cotton Spinning 132 It is customary to cover the licker-in with a set of teeth... These are called ‘Garnett’ teeth.
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garnettv.
/ˈɡɑːnɪt/ transitive. To prepare (woollen waste) by means of a ‘Garnett's machine’ (see quot. 1886).
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1886 W. A. Harris Techn. Dict. Fire Insurance Garnetting, Garnett's machines are employed in woollen-mills for ‘pulling’ or dressing and preparing oiled worsted waste, for use (either alone or mixed with woollen yarn) in the manufacture of heavy woollen cloths.
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ˈgarnetted adj.
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garnetted1894
1894 Times 17 Aug. 9/3 Mungo, shoddy, garnetted waste, and carded waste.
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