| 单词 | carding machine | 
| 释义 | > as lemmascarding machine   carding machine  n. a carding engine (carding engine n.). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > 			[noun]		 > combing > machine carding engine1776 carding machine1779 towing-mill1789 comber1831 breaker1875 breaking-enginea1877 1779    Gentleman's & London Mag. July 431/1  				The English carding machine seems well suited for the purpose. 1856    Jrnl. Statist. Soc. London 19 172  				In some factories a carding machine is employed for working up the coarser, shorter, and less valuable fibre. 1999    C. Mendelson Home Comforts xiv. 203/1  				Carded fibers have been arranged in parallel fashion by a carding machine. < as lemmas | 
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