carder

card

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahrd]
- /kɑrd/
- /ˈkɑː.də(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrd]
- /kɑrd/

Definitions of carder word

noun carder a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver. 1
noun carder a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth. 1
verb with object carder to dress (wool or the like) with a card. 1
idioms carder card out, Printing. to add extra space between lines of text, so as to fill out a page or column or give the text a better appearance. 1
noun carder A person employed to card wool. 1
noun carder device for combing fibre, esp wool 1

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Origin of carder

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English carde < Middle French: literally, teasel head < Late Latin cardus thistle, variant of Latin carduus

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Parts of speech for Carder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carder

carder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Antonyms for carder

noun carder

discarder — One who, or that which, discards.

Just one Antonym for carder