carding machine

noun

1. card ²( defs 1, 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of carding machine¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

They had learned the business in England, and now put in operation the first carding machine for wool made in the United States.

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The carding machine further cleans the fibers and lays them in a general parallel position.

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Then the girls watched the men place this roll at the back of the next machine, called a carding machine (Fig. 45).

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Do you remember that the cotton at the factory passed through a carding machine to be cleaned and made into a cotton rope?

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His possessions consisted of a large farm well stocked with cattle, a flour mill, a saw mill, and a carding machine.

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