card
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[ kahrd ]
/ kɑrd /
noun
verb (used with object)
Idioms for card
Origin of card
1
1350–1400; Middle English
carde, unexplained variant of
carte
Words nearby card
Definition for cards (2 of 2)
card
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[ 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
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1325–75; Middle English
carde < Middle French: literally, teasel head < Late Latin
cardus thistle, variant of Latin
carduus
OTHER WORDS FROM card
card·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for cards
British Dictionary definitions for cards (1 of 3)
cards
/ (kɑːdz) /
noun
(usually functioning as singular)
- any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
- 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
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/ (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
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/ (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, nounWord Origin for card
C15: from Old French
carde card, teasel, from Latin
carduus thistle
Idioms and Phrases with cards
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