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Definition of Court card
1. Noun. One of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face.
Exact synonyms: Face Card, Picture Card
Specialized synonyms: Jack, Knave, King, Queen
Generic synonyms: Playing Card
Specialized synonyms: Jack, Knave, King, Queen
Generic synonyms: Playing Card
Definition of Court card
1. Noun. (card games) The higher-value “face” cards in a deck of playing cards; in an ordinary 52-card deck, namely any one of the jacks (a.k.a. knaves), queens, or kings. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly UK historical deltiology) A postcard measuring approximately 4·75? × 3·5?, in use mainly in the United Kingdom ''circa'' 1894–1902. ¹
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