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(1):

(n.) A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.

(2):

(v. i.) To play at cards; to game.

(3):

(n.) A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.

(4):

(n.) An indicator card. See under Indicator.

(5):

(v. t.) To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse.

(6):

(n.) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard.

(7):

(v. t.) To clean or clear, as if by using a card.

(8):

(v. t.) To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article.

(9):

(n.) A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.

(10):

(n.) A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.

(11):

(n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; - usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Card'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/card.html. 1828.
 
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