单词	carte de visite
释义	carte de visite /ˌkɑːt də vɪˈziːt / noun (plural cartes de visite pronounced same) historical A small photographic portrait of a person, mounted on a piece of card.For the rich and famous, a carte de visite with a dignified photograph of its owner became a necessary social tool.... The cabinet card uses the same method as the carte de visite but in a larger format, for display in a ‘cabinet’. By the 1860s, entrepreneurs were mass-producing cartes de visite - small photographic prints that originated as calling cards - of well-known figures. Origin Mid 19th century: French, 'visiting card'.
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