English-Thai Dictionary

wright

N ช่างก่อสร้าง  ช่าง  artisan craftsman chang-kor-sang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WRIGHT

n.An artificer; one whose occupation is some kind of mechanical business; a workman; a manufacturer. This word is now chiefly used in compounds, as in shipwright, wheelwright.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WRIGHT

Wright, n. Etym: [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. sq. root145. See Work. ]

 

Defn: One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp. , a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. He was a well good wright, a carpenter. Chaucer.

 

WRIGHTINE

WRIGHTINE Wright "ine, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica ), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhoea. Called also conessine, and neriine.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Wright

Wright |raɪt rīt | family name of brothers Orville (1871 –1948 ) and Wilbur (1867 –1912 ), US aviation pioneers. In 1903, the Wright brothers were the first to make brief sustained and controlled powered flights in an airplane, which was designed and built by them. They were also the first to make and fly a practical powered airplane 1905 and a passenger-carrying airplane 1908.

 

wright

wright |rīt raɪt | ▶noun archaic a maker or builder. ORIGIN Old English wryhta, wyrhta; related to work .

 

Wright, Billy

Wright |rʌɪt | (1924 –94 ), English footballer; full name William Ambrose Wright. A wing half and latterly a defender, he was the first player to make more than a hundred appearances for his country (105 altogether, ninety as captain ).

 

Wright, Frank Lloyd

Wright, Frank Lloyd |rīt raɪt | (1869 –1959 ), US architect. His “prairie-style ” houses, characterized by a close relationship among building, landscape, and materials used, revolutionized domestic architecture in the US. Notable buildings include the Kaufmann House, which incorporated a waterfall, in Pennsylvania 1935 –39 and the Guggenheim Museum of Art in New York 1956 –59.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Wright

Wright |rʌɪt |, Orville (1871 –1948 ) and Wilbur (1867 –1912 ), American aviation pioneers. In 1903 the Wright brothers were the first to make brief powered sustained and controlled flights in an aeroplane, which they had designed and built themselves. They were also the first to make and fly a fully practical powered aeroplane (1905 ) and a passenger-carrying aeroplane (1908 ).

 

wright

wright |rʌɪt | ▶noun archaic a maker or builder. • Scottish & N. English a carpenter or joiner. ORIGIN Old English wryhta, wyrhta, of West Germanic origin; related to work .

 

Wright, Billy

Wright |rʌɪt | (1924 –94 ), English footballer; full name William Ambrose Wright. A wing half and latterly a defender, he was the first player to make more than a hundred appearances for his country (105 altogether, ninety as captain ).

 

Wright, Frank Lloyd

Wright |rʌɪt | (1869 –1959 ), American architect. His ‘prairie-style ’ houses revolutionized American domestic architecture. Notable buildings include the Kaufmann House, which incorporated a waterfall, in Pennsylvania (1935 –9 ) and the Guggenheim Museum of Art in New York (1956 –9 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Wright

Wright /raɪt /名詞 ライト 〘a Frank Lloyd /lɔɪd / ～, 1869 --1959; 米国の建築家.b Orville /ɔ́ː r v (ə )l |-vɪl / ～, 1871 --1948; 米国の飛行家; 1903年兄 Wilbur /wɪ́lbə r / ～ (1867 --1912 )と共に飛行機を完成し最初の飛行に成功.c Richard ～, 1908 --1960; 米国の黒人小説家 〙.