court card

court card
noun
one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
Syn: ↑face card, ↑picture card
Hypernyms: ↑playing card
Hyponyms: ↑jack, ↑knave, ↑king, ↑queen

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\pronunc at court I+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: by folk etymology (influence of court) (I) from coat card

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court card see ↑coat-card under ↑coat1
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Main Entry:court

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court card,
the king, queen, or jack of any suit of playing cards; a coat card; face card.

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n. British term for face card
Origin:
mid 17th cent.: alteration of 16th-cent. coat card, so named because of the decorative dress of the figures depicted

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noun, pl ⋯ cards [count]
chiefly Brit :face card

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ˈcourt card [court card court cards] (BrE) (also ˈface card NAmE, BrE) noun
a ↑playing card with a picture of a king, queen or ↑jack on it
See also:face card  
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: alteration of 16th-cent. coat card, so named because of the decorative dress of the figures depicted.

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  • court card — n. 〚altered < coat card by assoc. with COURT〛 Brit. FACE CARD * * * …   Universalium

  • court card — n. [altered < coat card by assoc. with COURT] Brit. FACE CARD …   English World dictionary

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  • Court card — For the name given to the higher value cards in a pack of playing cards, see Playing cards. Example of a court card, postmarked 1899, showing Robert Burns and his cottage and monument in Ayr Court card or court sized card was the name given to a… …   Wikipedia

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  • court card — face card, any one of the cards in a deck of playing cards that has a picture of a face (king, queen or jack), picture card …   English contemporary dictionary

  • court card — noun Brit. a playing card that is a king, queen, or jack of a suit. Origin C17: alt. of C16 coat card, from the decorative dress of the figures depicted …   English new terms dictionary

  • court card — noun (C) BrE the king, queen or jack 1 (2) in a set of playing cards; face card 1 (2) AmE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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