| 单词 | face card |
| 释义 | > as lemmasface card face card n. a playing card bearing a face (of a king, queen, or jack); = coat-card n.; cf. earlier faced-card n. at faced adj.1 Compounds.In quot. a1804 to drop a face card (slang) apparently = to defecate. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > picture-card coat-card1563 coated card1566 coat1589 court-card1641 courtier1658 face1674 picture card1707 faced-card1708 pictured card?1770 face carda1804 a1804 J. Mather Songs (1862) lii. 79 Nosey had dropt a face card. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Face-card, a court card. 1997 Esquire May 67/1 Cards are divided into three groups: the plus group (high-value cards—10's, face cards and aces); the minus group [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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