Cardings

/ˈkɑːrdɪŋz/ noun

Definition

Plural of carding; the process or result of combing and straightening fibers like wool or cotton to prepare them for spinning into yarn.

Etymology

From card, meaning to comb with a toothed instrument, derived from Old French carde, ultimately from Latin carduus meaning 'thistle.' Teasels and thistles were historically used as natural carding tools.

Kelly Says

Before machines, textile workers used actual thistle plants (carduus in Latin) as carding tools because their naturally sharp, hooked bristles perfectly combed wool—the word evolved from the plant itself!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካርዲንግስ
kaar-ding-s
ARالعربية
بطاقات
ba-ta-qat
BNবাংলা
কার্ডিংস
kar-ding-s
CACatalà
cardings
kar-dings
CSČeština
cardings
kar-dings
DADansk
cardings
kar-dings
DEDeutsch
Cardings
kar-dings
ELΕλληνικά
cardings
kar-dings
ESEspañol
cardings
kar-dings
FAفارسی
کارت
kaar-t
FISuomi
cardings
kar-dings
FRFrançais
cardings
kar-ding
GUGU
કાર્ડિંગ્સ
kaar-ding-s
HAHA
kaadi
ka-adi
HEעברית
cardings
kar-dings
HIहिन्दी
कार्ड
kaar-d
HUMagyar
cardings
kar-dings
IDBahasa Indonesia
karting
kar-ting
IGIG
kaadi
ka-adi
ITItaliano
cardings
kar-dings
JA日本語
カード
ka-do
KKKK
кардинг
kar-ding
KMKM
កាត
kaat
KO한국어
카드
ka-do
MRMR
कार्डिंग्स
kaar-ding-s
MSBahasa Melayu
karting
kar-ting
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်
kat
NLNederlands
cardings
kar-dings
NONorsk
cardings
kar-dings
PAPA
ਕਾਰਡਿੰਗ
kaar-ding
PLPolski
cardings
kar-dings
PTPortuguês
cardings
kar-dings
RORomână
cardings
kar-dings
RUРусский
кардинги
kar-din-gi
SVSvenska
cardings
kar-dings
SWKiswahili
kaadi
ka-adi
TAதமிழ்
கார்டிங்ஸ்
kaar-ting-s
TEతెలుగు
కార్డింగ్స్
kaar-ding-s
THไทย
การ์ด
gaan-d
TLTL
karting
kar-ting
TRTürkçe
kartlar
kart-lar
UKУкраїнська
кардинги
kar-din-gi
URاردو
کارڈنگ
kaar-ding
VITiếng Việt
thẻ bài
the bai
YOYO
kaadi
ka-adi
ZH中文
卡片
kǎ piàn
ZUZU
ikhadi
i-kha-di

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