court card

British  

noun

1. US equivalent: face card.  (in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suit

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Etymology

Origin of court card

C17: altered from earlier coat-card, from the decorative coats worn by the figures depicted

Example Sentences

There was one other student but I quickly ascertained that he was only at the meeting to get his court card signed.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2012

Should no player have either a court card or a ten, the player next to the dealer scores the point for the game.

From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence

You desire him to think on one; and observe if he fix his eye on the court card.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

Z, having no court card in the three remaining suits, fears to lead any one of these.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

When he tells you he has determined on one, shuffle the cards, and, turning them up one by one, when you come to the court card tell him that is the one.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown