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james hargreaves

 

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Noun james hargreaves has 1 sense
  1. Hargreaves, James Hargreaves - English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)
    --1 is a kind of inventor, discoverer, artificer

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James Hargreaves

Noun:

James Hargreaves was an English inventor who created the spinning jenny, a significant development in the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.

Example Sentences:

  1. James Hargreaves revolutionized the textile industry with his invention.
  2. The spinning jenny, invented by James Hargreaves, greatly increased the productivity of cotton spinning.
  3. Many textile mills adopted James Hargreaves' spinning jenny to meet the growing demand for textiles.

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