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

He was known for using a colour-saturated palette that mimicked postcards from the 1950s and 1960s.

From BBC

“From my living-room window as I write,” she assures her readers, “I can look out across the broad front lawns of our farm… like a lovely picture postcard of wintry New England.”

From Salon

Founded in 1910 by an 18-year-old entrepreneur hawking postcards, Hallmark built its brand over the years through cards, holiday ornaments and retail stores.

From Los Angeles Times

The Number 38 bus service threads a north-south path through Edinburgh, far from the picture postcard version of Scotland's capital.

From BBC

A postcard from Pandora would showcase its floating mountains, bioluminescent forests and sentient hot-air balloons.

From Los Angeles Times

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