Card

kärd, n. a piece of pasteboard marked with figures for playing a game, or with a person's addre upon it: a note.— ns. Card′-board , a stiff, finely finished pasteboard; Card′-case , a case for carrying visiting-cards; Card′-sharp′er , one who cheats at cards; Card′-tā′ble , a table for playing cards on.— A knowing card ( slang ), one who is wide awake; A sure card , an undertaking which will be sure to succeed.— Have the cards in one's hands , to have everything under one's control; House of cards , something flimsy or unsubstantial; On the cards , likely to turn up; Play one's cards well , or badly , to make, or not to make, the best of one's chances; Show one's cards , to expose one's secrets or designs; Speak by the card , to speak with elegance and to the point; Throw up the cards , to give in: to confe defeat. [Fr. carte —L. charta , Gr. chartēs , paper. Carte is a doublet.]