carding
carding Lexical Profile
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• noun
The mechanical process of disentangling, cleaning, and intermixing raw textile fibers such as wool or cotton to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for spinning.
"Before the wool can be spun into yarn, it must undergo thorough washing and carding to align the fibers."
The fraudulent practice of trafficking and using stolen credit or debit card details, especially to verify the validity of the accounts through small online transactions.
"Cybersecurity analysts detected a spike in automated carding attacks targeting the online retailer's checkout page."
Canadian The controversial police practice of stopping, questioning, and documenting individuals on the street when no specific offense is being investigated.
"Civil liberties organizations campaigned for stricter regulations to end arbitrary street checks and carding."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its textile sense, the word derives from Old French 'carder', from Late Latin 'cardus' (thistle), referring to the dried spiky heads of teasel plants traditionally used to comb raw wool.