card

1
[ kahrd ]
/ kɑrd /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for card

Origin of card

1
1350–1400; Middle English carde, unexplained variant of carte

Definition for cards (2 of 2)

card 2
[ kahrd ]
/ kɑrd /

noun Also called carding machine.

a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.

verb (used with object)

to dress (wool or the like) with a card.

Origin of card

2
1325–75; Middle English carde < Middle French: literally, teasel head < Late Latin cardus thistle, variant of Latin carduus

OTHER WORDS FROM card

card·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for cards

British Dictionary definitions for cards (1 of 3)

cards
/ (kɑːdz) /

noun

(usually functioning as singular)
  1. any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
  2. the playing of such a game
an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer
get one's cards to be told to leave one's employment
on the cards possible or likely US equivalent: in the cards
play one's cards to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
put one's cards on the table, lay one's cards on the table or show one's cards to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

British Dictionary definitions for cards (2 of 3)

card 1
/ (kɑːd) /

noun

See also cards

Word Origin for card

C15: from Old French carte, from Latin charta leaf of papyrus, from Greek khartēs, probably of Egyptian origin

British Dictionary definitions for cards (3 of 3)

card 2
/ (kɑːd) /

verb

(tr) to comb out and clean fibres of wool or cotton before spinning

noun

(formerly) a machine or comblike tool for carding fabrics or for raising the nap on cloth

Derived forms of card

carding, noun carder, noun

Word Origin for card

C15: from Old French carde card, teasel, from Latin carduus thistle

Idioms and Phrases with cards

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