card

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/kɑːd/]

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1. card (noun) — sense 1

Definition: Material with embedded short wire bristles.

2. card (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A comb- or brush-like device or tool to raise the nap on a fabric.

3. card (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A hand-held tool formed similarly to a hairbrush but with bristles of wire or other rigid material. It is used principally with raw cotton, wool, hair, or other natural fibers to prepare these materials for spinning into yarn or thread on a spinning wheel, with a whorl or other hand-held spindle. The card serves to untangle, clean, remove debris from, and lay the fibers straight.

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