card

²card

noun

Definition of CARD

1

: an instrument or machine for carding fibers that consists usually of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back

2

: an implement for raising a nap on cloth

Origin of CARD

Middle English carde, from Medieval Latin cardus, carduus, thistle, carding instrument, from Latin carduus thistle — more at chard

First Known Use: 15th century