Obs. See also CHARD. [a. F. carde, in same sense; cf. Sp. cardo, lit. ‘thistle,’ used as a name of the artichoke, from its thistle-like flower.] a. The tender central leaf-stalk of the Artichoke, Cynara Scolymus, blanched for table use. b. The prepared midrib of a variety of white beet.
1658. Evelyn, Fr. Gard. (1675), 205. If you would have them abound in fair cards, you must keep them well hous’d.
1704. Collect. Voy. & Trav., III. 34/1. They pare it like a Lettice, or Artichoke Card.
1727. Bradley, Fam. Dict., Cardes: They are of two Sorts, viz. Cardes of Beet and Cardes of Artichoke; those of the Beet are … the Stalks or Ribs.
