carding wool — noun short stapled pieces of wool which result from the carding process, spun and woven to make standard quality fabrics. Compare with combing wool … English new terms dictionary
carding wool — noun : clothing wool 1 … Useful english dictionary
Carding — is the processing of brushing raw or washed fibers to prepare them as textiles. A large variety of fibers can be carded, anything from dog hair, to llama, to soy fiber (a fiber made from soy beans), [Soy fiber was first introduced in yarns by… … Wikipedia
wool card — noun : a machine with bent wire teeth for carding wool • wool carder noun • wool carding noun * * * wool card or wool comb noun A machine for woolˈ carding or woolˈ combing, separating the fibres of wool preparatory to spinning • • • … Useful english dictionary
carding machine — noun : a machine for carding wool, cotton, or other fiber consisting of cylinders having intermeshing wire teeth and revolving at different speeds or in opposite directions compare breaker 2c(1), combing machine * * * card2 (defs. 1, 2). [1780… … Useful english dictionary
Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… … Wikipedia
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carding engine — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carding machine — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carding (disambiguation) — * Carding is the processing of brushing fibers to prepare them as textiles. * Carding is a technique used in Internet credit card fraud. The defrauder is called a carder and uses this technique to verify stolen credit card data. * To card a… … Wikipedia
Carding (torture) — In torture, carding involved scraping or tearing the victim s flesh with metal combs normally used for combing wool. Card . Oxford English Dictionary . Oxford University Press. 2nd edition. 1989.] Combs usually had one or two rows of teeth, each… … Wikipedia
