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"Section C"


All the quartere that they know

I' the shipman's card.

Shak.


4. (Weaving) A perforated
pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of
the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard.


5. An indicator card. See under
Indicator.


Business card, a card on which is
printed an advertisement or business address.
--
Card basket (a) A basket to
hold visiting cards left by callers.
(b)
A basket made of cardboard. -- Card
catalogue
. See Catalogue. --
Card rack, a rack or frame for holding and
displaying business or visiting card.
-- Card
table
, a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one
having a leaf which folds over.
-- On the
cards
, likely to happen; foretold and expected but
not yet brought to pass; -- a phrase of fortune tellers that has
come into common use; also, according to the programme.
--
Playing card, cards used in playing games;
specifically, the cards cards used playing which and other games
of chance, and having each pack divided onto four kinds or suits
called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.


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