pack of cards en · NOUN
Meanings
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A set of usually 52 playing cards divided into four suits used for playing a wide variety of card games such as pontoon, bridge, euchre, and poker.
He then opened a drawer in the table, and took from it a pack of cards. "I can't play by myself," exclaimed he, discontentedly. Suddenly his face brightened, he drew his seat forwards, and began building houses.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 236:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| packs of cards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
mi pūkei kāri (Translations) · fi korttipakka (Translations) · tr deste (Translations) · vi bộ bài (Translations) · mk шпил (Translations)