face 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, court card
Face card
In a deck of
playing cards, the term
face card is generally used to describe a card that depicts a person as opposed to the
pip cards. They are also known as
court cards, picture cards, or until the early 20th century,
coat cards.
face card
Noun
1. one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
(synonym) picture card, court card
(hypernym) playing card
(hyponym) jack, knave
face-card
FACE CARD
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