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 [kahrd]   Origin

card

1   [kahrd]
noun
1.
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
2.
one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card.
3.
cards, (usually used with a singular verb)
a.
a game or games played with such a set.
b.
the playing of such a game: to win at cards.
c.
Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more.
d.
Whist. tricks won in excess of six.
4.
Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion.
5.
something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play.
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6.
postcard.
7.
calling card (def. 1).
8.
Commerce.
a.
credit card.
b.
bank card.
9.
a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc.
10.
scorecard.
11.
a menu or wine list.
12.
compass card.
13.
Computers.
a.
punch card.
b.
board (def. 14a).
14.
trading card.
15.
Informal.
a.
a person who is amusing or facetious.
b.
any person, especially one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card.
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verb (used with object)
16.
to provide with a card.
17.
to fasten on a card.
18.
to write, list, etc., on cards.
19.
Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age.

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Cards is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Idioms
20.
in/on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards.
21.
play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will.
22.
put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English carde, unexplained variant of carte
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card

2   [kahrd]
noun Also called carding machine.
1.
a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
2.
a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.
verb (used with object)
3.
to dress (wool or the like) with a card.
Idiom
4.
card out, Printing. to add extra space between lines of text, so as to fill out a page or column or give the text a better appearance.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English carde < Middle French: literally, teasel head < Late Latin cardus thistle, variant of Latin carduus

Related forms
card·er, noun
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cards (kɑːdz)
 
—n
1.  (usually functioning as singular)
 a.  any game or games played with cards, esp playing cards
 b.  the playing of such a game
2.  an employee's national insurance and other documents held by the employer
3.  get one's cards to be told to leave one's employment
4.  on the cards US equivalent: in the cards possible or likely
5.  play one's cards to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
6.  put one's cards on the table, lay one's cards on the table, show one's cards to declare one's intentions, resources, etc

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Word Origin & History

card
"to comb wool," 1393, from O.Prov. carda, from cardar "to card," from V.L. *caritare, from L. carrere "to clean or comb with a card," from PIE base *kars- "to scrape."
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Slang Dictionary

card definition


  1. n.
    a funny person. : Britney is such a card. She cracks me up.
  2. tv.
    to check people's ID cards for age or other eligibility. (See also carded.) : They card everybody at the football games, even the parents.

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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary

CARDS definition


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