Carding
['kɑːdɪŋ] or ['kɑrdɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Card
(a.) The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.
(v. t.) A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
Edited by Julius
Examples
- As one operation of carding is not sufficient for most purposes the cotton is subjected to one or more successive cardings. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It covered carding, drawing, and roving machines for use in preparing silk, cotton, flax, and wool for spinning. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I began to work in a carding-room soon after, and the fluff got into my lungs and poisoned me. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- As one operation of carding is not sufficient for most purposes the cotton is subjected to one or more successive cardings. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Typed by Ewing