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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Carding \Card"ing\, a.
     1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc.,
        by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding
        machine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Carding engine, Carding machine, a machine for carding
        cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the
        action of cylinders, or drums covered with wire-toothed
        cards, revolving nearly in contact with each other, at
        different rates of speed, or in opposite directions. The
        staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called
        slivers.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Carding \Card"ing\, a.
     1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc.,
        by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.
  
     2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding
        machine.
  
     Carding engine, Carding machine, a machine for carding
        cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the
        action of cylinders, or drum covered with wire-toothed
        cards, revoling nearly in contact with each other, at
        different rates of speed, or in opposite directions. The
        staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called
        sivers.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  carding machine
     n.
     (lb en textile manufacturing) A machine used for carding materials.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  carding machine
     n.
     (lb en textile manufacturing) A machine used for carding materials.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  carding machine
     n.
     (lb en textile manufacturing) A machine used for carding materials.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  carding machine
     n.
     (lb en textile manufacturing) A machine used for carding materials.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  carding machine /kˈɑːdɪŋ məʃˈiːn/
  Kardiermaschine , Karde , Krempel  [textil.]
        "seaweed carding machine"  - Seegraszupfmaschine
     Synonyms: carder, card
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  carding machine /kˈɑːdɪŋ məʃˈiːn/ 
  karstauskone
  machine for carding

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