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noun
the king, queen, or jack of playing cards.
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Origin of face card
First recorded in 1665–75
Words nearby face card
face-ache, face angle, facebar, Facebook, face bow, face card, face-centered, face-centred, facecloth, faced, facedown
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British Dictionary definitions for face card
face card
noun
(in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suitAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): court card
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