/kahrt/ ; Fr. /kannrddt/ , n. , pl. cartes /kahrts/ ; Fr. /kannrddt/ .
1. ( italics ) French. menu; bill of fare. Cf. à la carte .
2. a playing card.
3. Archaic. a map or chart.
[ bef. 1150; ME, OE: writing paper, document, letter charta chártes sheet of papyrus ]