carded

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of card. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The bartender carded everyone who looked young.

   They carded us before letting us into the venue.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Holding an official card that shows you belong to a group.

   Like having a library card that proves you can borrow books.

   Only carded members can vote at the union meeting.

   She's a carded member of the local climbing club.

   Similarregistered, card-carrying

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3. 3
   adjective

   Sold on a stiff backing under a clear plastic bubble.

   Like candy sealed in a see-through plastic shell stuck to cardboard.

   The carded action figure still had its plastic bubble intact.

   Collectors pay more for a carded toy than a loose one.

   Oppositeloose

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4. 4
   adjective

   Combed so the fibers lie smooth and untangled.

   Like hair brushed until every tangle is gone.

   The carded wool felt soft and even between her fingers.

   She spun thread from the freshly carded fleece.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Made using a tool that pulls tangled fibers apart.

   Like brushing knotted hair apart with a comb until the strands run free.

   Carded yarn has a fuzzier texture than combed yarn.

   The factory produced carded cotton for cheaper fabrics.

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6. 6
   adjective

   Officially written down on an information card.

   Like a name written on an official list everyone can check.

   Every carded player appeared in the official program.

   The carded items matched the museum's catalog exactly.

   Similarregistered, listed

   Oppositeunregistered

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7. 7
   adjective

   Officially signed up as a player for the current season.

   Like being on the official team list for the whole year.

   Only carded athletes could train at the national center.

   She became a carded swimmer after winning the national title.

   Similarregistered

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8. 8
   adjective

   Lined up straight and neat, as if combed.

   Like hair combed into straight, even lines.

   The carded rows of seedlings stretched across the field.

   His hair lay in carded lines after the barber finished.

   Similarstraight, aligned, parallel

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