carte

[kahrt; French kart]
noun, plural cartes [kahrts; French kart] .
1.
( italics ) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
2.
a playing card.
3.
Archaic. a map or chart.

Origin:
before 1150; Middle English, Old English: writing paper, document, letter < Latin charta < Greek chártēs sheet of papyrus

cart, carte.
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Carte

[kahrt]
noun
Richard d'Oy·ly [doi-lee] , D'Oyly Carte, Richard.
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carte (kɑːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant spelling of quarte

Carte (kɑːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
See D'Oyly Carte

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Example sentences
Some of these vacations are a la carte, with guests paying as they go for
  customized spa packages, while others are all-inclusive.
But it would also be going overboard simply to give carte blanche to principals
  to fire teachers.
But science must not be given carte blanche any more than should faith-based
  theology.
They have carte blanche for whatever they want to write.
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