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file-card

file-card noun: material with embedded wire teeth used for cleaning files; card-clothing.

Noun

file-card (countable and uncountable, plural file-cards)

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

Forms of file-card

pluralfile-cards
alternative formfile card

Origin of file-card

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

Questions about file-card

What does file-card mean?
File-card means material with embedded wire teeth used for cleaning files; card-clothing.
What part of speech is file-card?
File-card is a noun.
What is the plural of file-card?
The plural of file-card is file-cards.

Words near file-card in the dictionary

  1. file video
  2. file videos
  3. file videotape
  4. file videotapes
  5. file with
  6. file-card
  7. file-cards
  8. file-drawer problem
  9. file-drawer problems
  10. fileable
  11. filecard

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