court card
noun/ˈkɔːt kɑːd/
/ˈkɔːrt kɑːrd/
(British English) (also face card North American English, British English)
- a playing card with a picture of a king, queen or jack on itWord Originmid 17th cent.: alteration of 16th-cent. coat card, so named because of the decorative dress of the figures depicted.
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