COURT CARD


Meaning of COURT CARD in English

( BrE ) (also ˈface card NAmE , BrE ) noun

a playing card with a picture of a king, queen or jack on it

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: alteration of 16th-cent. coat card , so named because of the decorative dress of the figures depicted.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.