place card

American  

[pleys kahrd] / ˈpleɪs ˌkɑrd /

noun

1. a small card with the name of a guest on it, placed on the table, to indicate where the person should sit.

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place card British  

noun

1. a card placed on a dinner table before a seat, as at a formal dinner, indicating who is to sit there

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Etymology

Origin of place card

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

“Insert a place card into the top of a gorgeous red or golden pear, or hollow out a pumpkin and fill it with fresh florals for your centerpiece,” Gardner suggests.

From Seattle Times

“The person in front of me posed for a picture, then grabbed a place card off a silver tray presented by a Marine in uniform.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I turned and grinned, grabbed my place card and off I went.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Times also reported that government officials had questions about whether Mr. Pence’s wife, Karen Pence, wrongly took two gold-toned place card holders from the prime minister of Singapore without paying for them.

From New York Times

“We didn’t want any costume to say a particular time or place or moment, because all the Diana fans would know its historical place card,” says costume designer Jacqueline Durran.

From Los Angeles Times