playing card

noun

1. one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.

2. one of any set or pack of cards used in playing games.

playing card

noun

1. one of a pack of 52 rectangular stiff cards, used for playing a variety of games, each card having one or more symbols of the same kind (diamonds, hearts, clubs, or spades) on the face, but an identical design on the reverse See also suit

Word History and Origins

Origin of playing card¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

His surrealist reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s Victorian children’s novel, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” distorts the nonsense and whimsy: melting clocks and anxious White Rabbits, sinister playing cards and caterpillars on mushrooms.

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Physically altering playing cards is a breach of casino rules and is also a crime in most jurisdictions, according to the release.

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He also gives a lengthy explanation involving the playing cards and days of the year to essentially say that the Joker represents gaps in time, whatever that means.

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It concluded with several mock-ups of Pokémon playing cards with photographs of detainees, which included their full names, crimes they have committed and details about their convictions and sentencing.

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In the first two seasons, the difficulty levels of the Borderland games were designated by the number on playing cards, with actual people embodying the face cards for the most challenging games.

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