court card
court card · court cards
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A king, queen, jack, or sometimes ace in a standard deck of playing cardsA king, queen, jack, or sometimes ace in a standard deck of playing cards.
Meaning
2 sensesA king, queen, jack, or sometimes ace in a standard deck of playing cards.
one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
(UK, historical)A postcard measuring approximately 4·75″ × 3·5″, in use mainly circa 1894–1902.
Origin
Unlike the numbered cards, these represent people of the kind that might be found at a royUnlike the numbered cards, these represent people of the kind that might be found at a royal court.
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Forms
plural: court cards| Singular | court card |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face:face cardpicture card