Cardinalize
(Car"di*nal*ize) v. t. To exalt to the office of a cardinal. Sheldon.
Cardinalship
(Car"di*nal*ship), n. The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal
Carding
(Card"ing) a.
1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v.
t.
2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
Carding engine,
Carding machine,
a machine for carding cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it
to the action of cylinders, or drum covered with wire-toothed cards, revoling nearly in contact with each
other, at different rates of speed, or in opposite directions. The staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender
rolls called sivers.