card

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

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1. card (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.

Example: "Isn't that true, Bertha? " asked the smith. "Yes, every word of it, my lad," said Mother Bertha, who was sitting near the hearth carding.

2. card (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To scrape or tear someone’s flesh using a metal comb, as a form of torture.

3. card (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding.

Example: to card a horse

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