card
1. card \'ka:rd\ vt : to cleanse, disentangle, and collect together (as
fibers) by the use of a card preparatory to spinning - card.er n
2. card n [ME carde, fr. MF, fr. LL cardus thistle, fr. L carduus] 1: an
implement for raising a nap on cloth 2: an instrument or machine for
carding fibers consisting usu. of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a
thick piece of leather fastened to a back
3. card n [ME carde, modif. of MF carte, prob. fr. OIt carta, lit., lea]f
of paper, fr. L charta leaf of papyrus, fr. Gk charte-s 1: PLAYING CARD pl
but sing or pl in constr 2a: a game played with cards 2b: card playing
3: something compared to a valuable playing card in one's hand 4: a usu.
clownishly amusing person : WAG 5: COMPASS CARD 6a: a flat stiff usu.
small and rectangular piece of paper or thin paperboa rd as 6a1: POSTCARD
6a2: VISITING CARD 6b: PROGRAM; esp : a sports program 6c1: a wine list
6c2: MENU
4. card vt 1: to place or fasten on or by means of a card 2: to provide
with a card 3: to list or record on a card 4: SCORE