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noun
the king, queen, or jack of playing cards.
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Origin of face card
First recorded in 1665–75
Words nearby face card
face-ache, face angle, facebar, Facebook, face bow, face card, face-centered, face-centred, facecloth, faced, facedown
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How to use face card in a sentence
But as I've written, I'd love to have serious, area-specific, non-face-card journalists asking the questions.
In Germany, a fourth face-card is sometimes added to the pack, called the Knight, or Chevalier.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims|Andrew SteinmetzThe social standing of your hostess determines whether it shall be a face card or a twospot.
The Cynic's Rules of Conduct|Chester Field Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for face card
face card
noun
(in a pack of playing cards) a king, queen, or jack of any suitAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): court card
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