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单词 court card
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Definition of court card in English:

court card

noun
British
  • A playing card that is a king, queen, or jack of a suit.

    North American term face card
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pack of tarot cards consists of 78, usually highly illustrated cards. 22 major arcana cards are accompanied by 40 numbered cards in suits and 16 court cards.
    • The court cards can only capture court cards of the same rank (for example: kings can only capture kings - they cannot capture a set of cards which add up to 13).
    • Each suit has numbered cards 1-10, and 4 court cards: Page, Knight, Queen and King
    • A pip-count of 42 can be achieved only in a line having two Aces and two court cards, or in a line with three Aces and a 9.
    • The Mameluke court cards showed abstract designs not depicting persons.
    • The values of the cards are usually much the same: 5, 4, 3, 2 for the court cards in the suits; 5 for the 1 and 21 of trumps and the fool; and 1 for each other card.
    Synonyms
    playing card

Origin

Mid 17th century: alteration of 16th-century coat card, so named because of the decorative dress of the figures depicted.

 
 

Definition of court card in US English:

court card

nounˈkɔrt ˌkɑrdˈkôrt ˌkärd
British
  • A playing card that is a king, queen, or jack of a suit; a face card.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each suit has numbered cards 1-10, and 4 court cards: Page, Knight, Queen and King
    • The pack of tarot cards consists of 78, usually highly illustrated cards. 22 major arcana cards are accompanied by 40 numbered cards in suits and 16 court cards.
    • The values of the cards are usually much the same: 5, 4, 3, 2 for the court cards in the suits; 5 for the 1 and 21 of trumps and the fool; and 1 for each other card.
    • The court cards can only capture court cards of the same rank (for example: kings can only capture kings - they cannot capture a set of cards which add up to 13).
    • The Mameluke court cards showed abstract designs not depicting persons.
    • A pip-count of 42 can be achieved only in a line having two Aces and two court cards, or in a line with three Aces and a 9.
    Synonyms
    playing card

Origin

Mid 17th century: alteration of 16th-century coat card, so named because of the decorative dress of the figures depicted.

 
 
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