card makern.1
/ˈkɑːd ˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈkɑrd ˌmeɪkər/ A person who makes cards (card n.1) for preparing wool, etc., for spinning, or for raising a nap on cloth.Recorded earliest as a surname.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of tools > of specific tools or equipment
card maker1345
last-maker1395
anvilsmith1747
plane-maker1757
mark-maker1797
jack maker1858
toother?1881
broach-river1924
1345–7 in East Anglian (1869) 4 144 [Richard] Cardemaker.
a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 11 Cardemakers, Sporyers.., Forward.
a1450 (?1419–20) Friar Daw's Reply (Digby) l. 865 in P. L. Heyworth Jack Upland (1968) 99 Carpenters ne sowters, card makers ne powchers..Ne no manere of artificeris þis sacrament mowe treten.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) Induct. ii. 18 Christopher Slie..by byrth a Pedler, by education a Cardmaker.
1826 R. Mills Statistics S. Carolina 70 Button Wood..sometimes sawed into boards, and used by card-makers for card-boards or backs.
1987 Jrnl. Textile Inst. 78 267 There is a widely held belief among card makers that worsted-swift surface speeds cannot be increased much beyond 500 m/min.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
card makern.2
/ˈkɑːd ˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈkɑrd ˌmeɪkər/ A person who or company which makes cards, esp. playing cards (card n.2 1b) or (in later use) greetings cards (card n.2 7c).
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles
anchorsmith1296
paliser1315
sheather1379
buckler-maker1415
barrow-maker1468
chess-maker1481
belt maker1483
leg-makera1500
reel-makera1500
card maker1511
lattice-maker1550
pale cleaver1578
bead-maker1580
boss-maker1580
balloonier1598
bilbo-smith1632
block-makera1687
pen-makera1703
pipe-maker1766
platemaker1772
stickman1786
safe maker?1789
matchmaker1833
chipmaker1836
labelmaker1844
bandagist1859
hurdler1874
moon cutter1883
tie-maker1901
1511 H. Watson tr. St. Bernardino Chirche of Euyll Men & Women sig. E.iv God hathe ben..offended by the cardes that hathe ben made in the house of this cardmaker, or dyce maker.
1694 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 381 Mr. Whitfeild, the late kings cardmaker.
1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. ii. 71 This idle amusement [sc. gaming] employs the Card-maker, and he sets the paper-mills at work, by which the poor rag-man is supported.
1869 Westm. Papers 1 Dec. 127 We suppose card makers are under the impression that club players like plain or tinted cards better than the elaborate backs because they thereby save money.
2004 Craft Stamper Apr. 13 (advt.) For all rubber stampers and scrapbookers and card makers.
2011 P. Gregory Lady of Rivers (2013) 231 The card maker had put three spare cards in the pack.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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