face card

/ˌfeɪs ˈkɑrd/
/feɪs kɑd/
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Other forms: face cards

Definitions of face card
  1. noun
    one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
    synonyms: court card, picture card
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    types:
    jack, knave
    one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
    king
    one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
    queen
    one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
    type of:
    playing card
    one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
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