English Explanatory Dictionary

file-card

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Material with embedded wire teeth used for cleaning files; card-clothing
  2. A tool for removing debris from between the teeth of a file.

Word forms

file-card file-cards file card

Etymology

From file (“cutting and smoothing tool”) + card (“material with embedded wire bristles”).

Related words

teasel
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