carte d'identitén.
/kɑːt ˌdiːdɒntiːˈteɪ/ An identity card; a document which gives personal particulars.
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society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > [noun] > paper or disc
card1749
papers1796
legitimation1870
dog tag1882
identity papers1889
identity certificate1891
identification tag1893
identity card1900
identification1906
identity disc1907
identification disc1914
disca1918
meat ticket1919
warrant card1920
carte d'identité1923
ID1937
ID card1937
reference book1952
1923 Michelin Guide to Great Brit. (ed. 7) iii. 861 Passports are indispensable... It is also advisable to obtain a ‘Carte d'Identité’ at the Passport Office.
1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out vii. 56 I had not sufficient papers of identification; my carte d'identité was not enough.
1947 Horizon Oct. 100 As indispensable to the common man as a birth certificate, a passport, a carte d'identité.
1965 G. Lyall Midnight plus One xxiv. 183 I wanted him on the defensive in the hope he'd forget to ask for my carte d'identité.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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