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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A specialised comb with a flat surface covered by serried ranks of fine teeth used to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning..
The other woman took a pair of carding-combs and began to card, but she had no wool upon them.
Use carding-comb when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carding-comb means A specialised comb with a flat surface covered by serried ranks of fine teeth used to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning..
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The other woman took a pair of carding-combs and began to card, but she had no wool upon them.
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