# carded

Pronunciation: US say "KARD-id" /ˈkɑɹdɪd/; say "KAHD-id" UK /ˈkɑːdɪd/, AUS /ˈkaːdɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of card. — simple past and past participle of card
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of card. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Security carded every guest at the entrance._
   - _The mill carded the raw wool into soft, even strands._

## Adjective

2. Holding formal membership in an organization, confirmed by possession of an official membership card; card-carrying.
   - Simple: Holding an official card that shows you belong to a group.
   - _Every carded delegate received a ballot at the convention._
   - _He's been a carded member of the party for two decades._
3. Mounted on a chipboard or cardboard backing and sealed within a molded plastic bubble.
   - Simple: Sold on a stiff backing under a clear plastic bubble.
   - _A carded prototype from the original line sold at auction for thousands._
   - _The store displayed dozens of carded figures along the back wall._
4. Combed, with the fibers separated and straightened ready for spinning.
   - Simple: Combed so the fibers lie smooth and untangled.
   - _The carded wool produced a smoother, stronger yarn._
   - _She preferred carded fleece for hand-spinning her own thread._
5. Produced by separating and aligning fibers using a carding device fitted with wire teeth.
   - Simple: Made using a tool that pulls tangled fibers apart.
   - _Carded wool yields a lofty, airy yarn ideal for warm sweaters._
   - _Mills sold carded cotton in bulk for inexpensive textiles._
6. Officially recorded by being listed on a designated information card.
   - Simple: Officially written down on an information card.
   - _Only carded competitors were eligible for the final round._
   - _The judge checked that each carded entry had been properly registered._
7. Registered as an athlete on a current-season players card, marking official recognition for the competitive year.
   - Simple: Officially signed up as a player for the current season.
   - _Carded athletes receive monthly funding to support their training._
   - _He lost his status as a carded player after the injury sidelined him._
8. Straightly aligned, as though combed into neat, parallel lines.
   - Simple: Lined up straight and neat, as if combed.
   - _The carded furrows ran arrow-straight from one fence to the other._
   - _Thatchers left the reeds in carded ranks along the roof._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/carded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).