Antonyms for carded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kahrd
Phonetic Transcription : kɑrd


Definition of carded

Origin :
  • 1540s, "to play cards" (now obsolete), from card (n.1). From 1925 as "to write (something) on a card for filing." Meaning "require (someone) to show ID" is from 1970s. Related: Carded; carding.
  • As in indicate : verb signify, display
  • As in schedule : verb plan one's time
  • As in comb : verb arrange hair
  • As in identify : verb recognize; label
Example sentences :
  • But D—— made it (our head) all carded together and twisted up.
  • Extract from : « Diary of Anna Green Winslow » by Anna Green Winslow
  • She carded and spun and wove and dyed all the family clothing.
  • Extract from : « The Master-Knot of Human Fate » by Ellis Meredith
  • The wool is carded, but no attempt is made to get the fibers parallel.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • Hold the carded wool in the left hand in the middle of the strand.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • But D. (the barber) made it, all carded together and twisted up.
  • Extract from : « Customs and Fashions in Old New England » by Alice Morse Earle
  • And they carded the thread, and turned their spinning wheels, and wound and wove.
  • Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry
  • Long ago, when Marjorie's grandmother was young, wool was carded by hand.
  • Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
  • Well, so you have got your wool to be carded; I could not calculate what truck you had got.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X » by Various
  • And they carded the thread and turned their spinning-wheels, and wound and wove.
  • Extract from : « The Irish Fairy Book » by Various
  • The man took the cotton home, and carded it, and made it into balls.
  • Extract from : « The Talking Thrush » by William Crooke

Synonyms for carded

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