• 1. a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard, usually rectangular, with varied uses, as for filing information in an index, bearing a written notice for display, entering scores in a game, etc
• 2. race card a daily programme of all the races at a meeting, listing the runners, riders, weights to be carried, distances to be run, and conditions of each race
• 3. such a card used for identification, reference, proof of membership, etc
• 4. such a card used for sending greetings, messages, or...

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• 1. to comb out and clean fibres of wool or cotton before spinning
• 2. (formerly) a machine or comblike tool for carding fabrics or for raising the nap on cloth
• 3. C15: from Old French carde card, teasel, from Latin carduus thistle

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