Meaning

noun one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

noun a card certifying the identity of the bearer

noun a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)

originFrom Middle English carde, Old French carde, from Old Occitan carda, deverbal from cardar, from Late Latin *carito, from Latin carō (“to comb with a card”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

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