Playing Cards

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 213 Version 0.1

         Main Definitions

1. card |n| one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
2. card-playing 1 |n| a card marked with its rank and suit and belonging to any of several decks used in playing various games.
3. card-playing 2 |n| one of a pack of 52 rectangular stiff cards, used for playing a variety of games, each card having one or more symbols of the same kind (diamonds, hearts, clubs, or spades) on the face, but an identical design on the reverse.
4. deck/pack  of cards |n| one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing.
5. suit |n| playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and colour.
   

         The Spanish Cards

1. the knave |n| one of the four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince.
2. the horse/the knight/the cavalier |n| one of the four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young horseman.
   
3. the king |n| one of the four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young king.
4. the joker |n| a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester that is a special playing card which can be given any value and is used in some card games instead of any other card.

         The Spanish Cards Suits

1. batons/clubs |n| one of the suits in spanish cards that has one or more clubs.
2. beakers/cups |n| one of the suits in spanish cards that has one or more cups.
3. gold/s |n| one of the suits in spanish cards  that has one or more golden coins.
4. spade/s/sword/s |n| one of the suits in spanish cards that has one or more spades.

          The Poker Cards

1. ace |n| a playing card with a single spot on it, the highest card in its suit in most games.
2. joker 1 |n| a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester.
3. joker 2 |n| a special playing card which can be given any value and is used in some card games instead of any other card.
4. jack |n| one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince.
5. queen |n| one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen.
6. king |n| one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king.
7. "King of spades."
8. "Two of clubs."
9. "Four of cups."
10. "Five of gold."

          The Poker Suits

1. clubs |n| a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it.
2. diamantes |n| a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it.
3. hearts |n| one of the four suits in a convencional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape.
4. spades |n| one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black inverted heart-shaped figure a small stalk.
5. "She led a low spade."