Carding
a.-
The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under
Card ,v. t. - A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
a machine for carding cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the action of cylinders, or drums covered with wire-toothed cards, revolving nearly in contact with each other, at different rates of speed, or in opposite directions. The staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called
