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carte anglaise

carte anglaise noun: the third card to be drawn by the dealer in the game of faro (after the soda and the banker's card), placed on the left of the shoe for the players.

Noun

carte anglaise (plural cartes anglaises)

  1. The third card to be drawn by the dealer in the game of faro (after the soda and the banker's card), placed on the left of the shoe for the players.

Forms of carte anglaise

pluralcartes anglaises

Origin of carte anglaise

Unadapted borrowing from French carte anglaise (literally “English card”).

Questions about carte anglaise

What does carte anglaise mean?
Carte anglaise means the third card to be drawn by the dealer in the game of faro (after the soda and the banker's card), placed on the left of the shoe for the players.
What part of speech is carte anglaise?
Carte anglaise is a noun.
What is the plural of carte anglaise?
The plural of carte anglaise is cartes anglaises.

Words near carte anglaise in the dictionary

  1. Cartaya
  2. Cartayas
  3. cartazolate
  4. cartbote
  5. carte
  6. carte anglaise
  7. carte blanche
  8. carte de visite
  9. carte soleil
  10. carted
  11. carted away

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