face card

Thân thiện

A player lays down a face card during a friendly game.

Definition

Noun: 1. A playing card bearing a picture of a person (king, queen, or jack): A "face card" is one of the twelve cards in a standard deck of playing cards that depicts a human figure, specifically a king, queen, or jack of any suit.

Usage

• The term "face card" is used to distinguish these picture cards from number cards (also called spot cards) and aces.
• It is commonly used in the context of card games when referring to rules, values, or strategies involving these specific cards.

Examples

• Noun:
  • In Blackjack, a face card is worth 10 points.
  • She drew a face card, the Queen of Hearts, from the deck.
  • The probability of being dealt a face card from a full deck is 12/52.

Advanced Usage

• "Court card": This is a formal synonym for "face card," referencing the royal court (king, queen, jack) depicted on the card.
  • In some rulebooks, the jack is referred to as a court card.

Variants and Related Words

• Picture card: Another common synonym for "face card."
• King (K): A face card depicting a king.
• Queen (Q): A face card depicting a queen.
• Jack (J): A face card depicting a jack or knave.

Synonyms

• Court card
• Picture card
• Figure card

Related Phrases

• "Paint": (Slang, in some card games like Blackjack) Refers to a face card.
  • The dealer is showing paint, so be careful.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face

Từ đồng nghĩa

• picture card
• court card