visiting card
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of visiting card
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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On 18 February 1895, the Marquess walked into the Albemarle Club and handed the porter a visiting card on which he had written a few words.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2014
It was the same as Debussy writing on his visiting card, ‘French Musician.’
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2010
Where once it mattered how to present a visiting card, now the question is how a guest in evening dress should handle barbecued chicken.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the head was an amateur cross to which was thumbtacked a visiting card.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Harry showed me her visiting card, that’s all,” I said.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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