carding machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carding machine
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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The fibres are passed through a carding machine, emerging as a broad loose band; then sewn crosswise by rows of tiny stitches; the crosswise direction giving great strength to the finished cloth.
From Time Magazine Archive
That carding machine I'm telling bout turned out rolls of wool.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration
To produce a practical carding machine, however, several additional mechanical improvements were necessary.
From The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines by Cooper, Grace Rogers
The disappearance of the original Scholfield carding machine is regrettable, but fortunately the Scholfields' importance to the American woolen industry does not depend on their having produced this one machine.
From The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines by Cooper, Grace Rogers
However, the Scholfields' importance to American wool manufacture was not contingent on the building of one successful carding machine, regardless of whether it was the first.
From The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines by Cooper, Grace Rogers
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