ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Carding-comb

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Carding-comb is a noun meaning A specialised comb with a flat surface covered by serried ranks of fine teeth used to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.

Meaning

A specialised comb with a flat surface covered by serried ranks of fine teeth used to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.

Example Sentences

The other woman took a pair of carding-combs and began to card, but she had no wool upon them.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include carding, woolcombing, card, woolcomber, woolcomb, comber.

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