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Aldine
adjective · 78% connection
An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Allfours
unknown · 78% connection
A game at cards, called "High, Low, Jack, and the Game."
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Bergamot
noun · 78% connection
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Bezique
noun · 78% connection
A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score points.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Boston
noun · 78% connection
A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Cat
noun · 78% connection
An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Cent
noun · 78% connection
An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Club
noun · 78% connection
Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Commerce
noun · 78% connection
A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Cut
verb · 78% connection
To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Deal
noun · 78% connection
Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Discard
verb · 78% connection
To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Ecarte
noun · 78% connection
A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Fantan
noun · 78% connection
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Fiction
noun · 78% connection
That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Game
verb · 78% connection
The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Gondola
noun · 78% connection
A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
Gunter's scale
unknown · 78% connection
A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter'…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: game, cards, resembling, modern, faro.
