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carding

[ kahr-ding ]
/ ˈkɑr dɪŋ /
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noun
the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
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Origin of carding

1425–75; late Middle English. See card2, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for carding

carding
/ (ˈkɑːdɪŋ) /
noun
the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
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