carder


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C0105500 (kärd)n.1. A flat, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic, especially:a. One of a set or pack bearing significant numbers, symbols, or figures, used in games and in divination.b. A greeting card.c. A postcard.d. One bearing a person's name and other information, used for purposes of identification or classification.e. One bearing the image and often the statistics of a sports figure.f. A business card.g. A credit card.h. A magnetic card.i. One used for recording information in a file: an index card; a recipe card.2. cards(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Games a. A game played with cards.b. The playing of games with cards.3. A program, especially for a sports event.4. a. A menu, as in a restaurant.b. A wine list.5. Computers a. A printed circuit board that plugs into a slot on a computer's motherboard or into a port on the outside of a device, and performs a particular function, such as data storage or converting and processing signals for communication with other devices.b. A punch card.6. A compass card.7. Informal An eccentrically amusing person.8. a. Something, such as an advantageous circumstance or tactical maneuver, that can be used to help gain an objective. Often used with play: "[He believed that] Soviet Russia ... had far more Iranian cards to play than the United States" (Theodore Draper).b. An appeal to a specified issue or argument, usually one involving strong emotions. Often used with play: "His exposure as a racist ... allowed the defense to play the race card" (New York Times).tr.v. card·ed, card·ing, cards 1. To furnish with or attach to a card.2. To list (something) on a card; catalog.3. To check the identification of, especially in order to verify legal age.4. Sports To warn or eject (a soccer player who has committed a flagrant foul) by showing a yellow card or a red card.Phrasal Verbs: card in To sign in, as at a place of business, by use of a magnetic card. card out To sign out, as from a place of business, by use of a magnetic card.Idioms: card up (one's) sleeve A secret resource or plan held in reserve: a tough negotiator who had a number of cards up his sleeve. in the cards Likely or certain to happen: My promotion to a higher position just isn't in the cards. put/lay (one's) cards on the table To make frank and clear revelation, as of one's motives or intentions.
[Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, paper made from papyrus, from Greek khartēs.]

card 2

C0105500 (kärd)n.1. A wire-toothed brush or a machine fitted with rows of wire teeth, used to straighten and separate fibers, as of wool, prior to spinning.2. A device used to raise the nap on a fabric.tr.v. card·ed, card·ing, cards To comb out or brush with a card.
[Middle English carde, from Medieval Latin cardus, from Latin carduus, thistle.]
card′er n.