carte

[ kahrt; French kart ]
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noun,plural cartes [kahrts; French kart]. /kɑrts; French kart/.
  1. (italics)French. menu; bill of fare.: Compare à la carte.

  2. a playing card.

  1. Archaic. a map or chart.

Origin of carte

1
before 1150; Middle English, Old English: writing paper, document, letter <Latin charta<Greek chártēs sheet of papyrus

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Other definitions for Carte (2 of 2)

Carte
[ kahrt ]

noun
  1. Richard d'Oy·ly [doi-lee]. /ˈdɔɪ li/. D'Oyly Carte, Richard.

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British Dictionary definitions for carte (1 of 2)

carte

/ (kɑːt) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of quarte

British Dictionary definitions for Carte (2 of 2)

Carte

/ (kɑːt) /


noun

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