court card
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of court card
C17: altered from earlier coat-card, from the decorative coats worn by the figures depicted
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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
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
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
M. Dubois asked him aloud whether he should take a court card.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Charles Mackay
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 Clarence Squareman
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