face card
the king, queen, or jack of playing cards.
Origin of face card
1Words Nearby face card
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use face card in a sentence
But as I've written, I'd love to have serious, area-specific, non-face-card journalists asking the questions.
In Germany, a fourth face-card is sometimes added to the pack, called the Knight, or Chevalier.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims | Andrew SteinmetzThe social standing of your hostess determines whether it shall be a face card or a twospot.
The Cynic's Rules of Conduct | Chester Field Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for face card
(in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suit: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): court card
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse