Thesaurus: carding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Card
2. a. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.
3. v. t. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
4. 1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., bycarding it. See the Note under Card, v. t. 2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine. Carding engine, Carding machine, a machine for carding cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the action of cylinders, or drum covered with wire-toothed cards, revoling nearly in contact with each other, at different rates of speed, or in opposite directions, The staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called sivers.
5. v separate the fibers of v ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor