Author: Bénard, Robert (1734-1777) (artist)
Title: Cardier [Carder. ] Engraving from Denis Diderot and Jean Baptiste le Rond D'Alembert: Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers
Description: Paris: Chez Briasson, David & Le Breton, 1762-1767. 39.5 x 25.5 cm. 1 plate and one page of letterpress. Also called carding machine. 1. a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc. prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver. 2. a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth. .

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