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.
Word Forms
- carding-combs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carding, woolcombing, card, woolcomber, woolcomb, comber.
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