How to pronounce card

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What card means

verb

Most people know card in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To comb raw wool or cotton so the fibers lie straight

In a sentence: On the farm, Ada learned to card the sheep's wool before spinning it into yarn.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a wool comb, which goes back to a Latin verb meaning to comb wool. It is a different word from the card you play games with, which goes back to a Greek word for paper.

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