Definitions for face card
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
face′ card`(n.)
the king, queen, or jack of playing cards.
Category: Games
Origin of face card:
1665–75
Princeton's WordNet
face card, picture card, court card(noun)
one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
Wiktionary
face card(Noun)
A playing card which has a picture on it (usually Jack, Queen or King, but can include Ace or Joker).
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