adjective
- having been combed or brushed to prepare fibers for spinning
Usage: textile manufacturing
verb
- past tense of card; combed or brushed fibers to prepare them for spinning
- past tense of card; checked someone’s identification card
Usage: textile manufacturing
Usage: informal
Examples
- The wool was carded before being spun into yarn.
- She carded the cotton fibers by hand.
- The bouncer carded everyone at the door.
- I got carded when buying wine at the store.
- The carded wool felt soft and smooth.
- They used carded cotton to make the fabric.
- He was carded three times in one night.