English Explanatory Dictionary

face card

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A playing card with a face, properly a jack, queen, or king but (inexact, sometimes proscribed) sometimes also an ace or joker.
  2. The figurative photocard of a person’s face, typically one that is attractive, premium, praiseworthy.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-face card.wav

Word forms

face card face cards

Synonyms

court card monkey paint
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