Carder
/ˈkɑːrdər/noun
A person or machine that cards fibers to prepare them for spinning.
Did you know?Carder comes from the same deep root as English card, originally referring to a thistle-like comb used to tease wool apart — a humble tool with a very old weaving history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kers-
“to scratch, comb, or card”
Latin
Latin
carduus
“thistle”
Late Latin
Latin
carda
“a comb for wool”
Old French
Old French
carde
“a wool-comb, teasel”
Middle English
English
carder
“one who cards wool or other fibers”
Modern English
English
carder
“a person or machine that cards fibers”