English Explanatory Dictionary

court card

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A king, queen, jack, or sometimes ace in a standard deck of playing cards.
  2. A postcard measuring approximately 4·75″ × 3·5″, in use mainly circa 1894–1902.

Word forms

court card court cards

Etymology

Unlike the numbered cards, these represent people of the kind that might be found at a royal court.

Synonyms

face card paint
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