| 单词 | new year card |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNew Year card c. A sheet of paper or card, now typically folded in half, having a decorative design on the front and bearing an appropriate greeting, designed to be signed (frequently with a short personal message) and sent or given as an expression of good wishes on a particular occasion (often specified by a preceding noun, as e.g. Easter card, New Year card, Mother's Day card, Thank you card); a greetings card.See also birthday card n., Christmas card n. 2, greeting-card n., Valentine card. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > card > [noun] card1596 message card1746 birthday card1797 view card1822 acceptance1837 Easter card1842 wedding-cards1847 comic1860 postcard1869 letter card1870 postal card1870 pc1876 postal1877 note-card1884 photo card1890 greeting-card1898 picture postcard1899 seaside postcard1955 sympathy card1967 1842 W. Howitt Rural & Domest. Life Germany 177 People..present those ornamental cards of which I have spoken under Christmas, and which have all kinds of wishes, to suit all kinds of tastes and circumstances. 1852 New-York Daily Times 13 Feb. A splendid assortment of Lace Papers, Lace and Embossed Envelopes, Valentine Cards. 1883 Sat. Rev. 1 Dec. 711/1 Many of the cards..are spoilt by the flowers being treated neither conventionally, pictorially, nor botanically, but in a style which may..be described as Christmas Cardy. 1958 L. H. Burke et al. With this Ring 112 She sent him a card on his birthday signed, ‘With all our love, Melinda and Jean.’ 2004 New Yorker 19 Apr. 113 Men are far more likely to send a card on Mother's Day than they are at most other times. < as lemmas |
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