Carding engine
Definition of Carding engine
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
slivers
.
See also:
Carding
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