postcard

American  

[pohst-kahrd] / ˈpoʊstˌkɑrd /

Or post card

noun

1. Also called picture postcard.  a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.

2. postal card.

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postcard British  

/ ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd /

noun

1. Also called (US): postal card.  a card, often bearing a photograph, picture, etc, on one side, ( picture postcard ), for sending a message by post without an envelope

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Etymology

Origin of postcard

First recorded in 1865–70; post ³ + card ¹

Example Sentences

We’ve cleared the postcard phase of winter — the fat twinkle lights, the bow-strapped storefronts, the flattering first snow — but spring has not yet agreed to show up.

From Salon

Not that the film is an idyllic picture postcard.

From Barron's

Usually if he got mail, it was just postcards or brochures, reminding him about school events or basketball leagues or Boy Scout camp-outs.

From Literature

We’re not texting or phoning, just writing letters and sending postcards.

From Los Angeles Times

Up in Bormio and Cortina, alpine skiing has found a postcard backdrop of actual Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal

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