Definition of Chemin de fer

1. Noun. A card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine.

Exact synonyms: Baccarat
Generic synonyms: Card Game, Cards

Definition of Chemin de fer

1. Noun. A card game, a variation of baccarat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemin De Fer

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chemin de fer (current term)
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Literary usage of Chemin de fer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paris and Environs, with Routes from London to Paris: With Routes from by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1896)
"Chemin de Fer de Ceinture. Railway Offices and Agents. ... I. Chemin de Fer du Nord. GABB DU Noun, Place Roubaix 18 (PI. B, 24; сотр. p. ..."

2. French Terminologies in the Making: Studies in Conscious Contributions to by Harvey Julian Swann (1918)
"Reviewing the process by which chemin de fer was selected as the approved name, we see that in the two translations of Gerstner, 1824 and 1827, ..."

3. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1904)
"Les Nouvelles Locomotives 51-85 du Chemin de Fer de la Petite Ceinture de Paris. J the Richmond RR Club, i (18! July 30. Shop Equipment. William S. Cozad. ..."

4. Neighbors Henceforth by Owen Wister (1922)
"XVI chemin de fer DE I/EST Early the next morning after my talk with the uplifter, I entered the Gare de 1'Est. Above the stream of travellers on their way ..."

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