face card

1. A playing card that has a picture of a person (such as a king, queen, or jack) on it, as opposed to one of the numeral cards. The face cards are more valuable than any of the cards you're holding.

2. An important or powerful (and, possibly, conceited) person. You can't park here—these spots are for face cards only.

face card

n. an important person; a self-important person. (As with the royal characters in playing cards.) Who’s the face card getting out of the benz?

See also: card, face

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

put a good/bold face on something, to
play one's cards right/well, to
carry a rope in (one's) pocket
cards on the table, to lay/put one's
chest
idiot card
paint
paint card
deal (one) out of (something)
deal out of

References in periodicals archive

STUDENTS BEGAN BY SELECTING THEIR ROYAL FACE CARDS and the celebrities to combine with them.

Pop-art scratchboard face cards

An example of the results for the Bjerrum, girl's face card, and smiley face card are shown in Figures 2a-c.

A simplified method of identifying the trained retinal locus for training in eccentric viewing

Again, the smaller the gaps the more chance of a straight.A-Q suited or Q-10suited are still premium hands and fall into the suited gapped card category but if you don't have a face card then you have to seriously consider whether or not you want to get involved

POKER: THE START IS AN ART IN TEXAS

Face cards (Kings, Queens, and Jacks) are counted as ten points.

Ask Dr. BlackJack

There are also 12 pairs of ribs in most humans, 12 face cards in a deck, and 12 people have walked on the moon.

Century's last sequential date 12:12:12 today

from overturned torchieres and face cards made a mad dash for

Narquitecture

Recall: Start with a deck of cards (face cards removed).

Remember Scienzia

A deck of cards could also be used to skew the odds, by using choices such as face cards and aces versus non-face cards (odds are 4:9) or hearts, spades and diamonds versus clovers (odds are 3:1), depending on how many choices you have.

Game theory, predicatibility and route selection

as common as face cards in a pinochle deck," but by the standards of most black politicians, Obama ran a largely gripe-free campaign--as he had to to if he wanted to survive politically.

Getting beyond race

Hanes' dartboard has a traditional layout, but features face cards on the outer ring, lower cards on the inner ring, and a Joker as the double bull's eye.

Card Parlour Darts

Cards 2 through 10 are worth their face value, and face cards (jack, queen, king) are also worth 10.

Know when to fold 'em; Hollywood film `21' is based on Worcester native Jeff Ma

If other efforts fail, the face cards in the deck bring out the heavy ammunition, such as fake consumer groups, blaming bureaucrats or big government, or referring to opponents as un-American, communists, socialists or other damaging names.

'Denialism' and muddying the waters: denialism spans the ideological spectrum and is about tactics rather than politics or partisanship

My second deck is mostly face cards. I have cut the cards in half with craft scissors so they have a scalloped middle.

The Contents of My Backpack

Dali had painted face cards of four jacks, queens, kings and aces and was offering them as limited-edition lithographs--170 lithographs of each card making a total of 2,720 cards.

The ultimate publicity hound: bigger than life itself, Reese Palley has staged some of the art world's most daring gallery promotions

Or against that Republican-issued deck with face cards of the Democratic Texas legislators who removed themselves to Oklahoma in order to block Tom DeLay's redistricting plan.

The new mobility

词组	face card
释义	face card face card 1. A playing card that has a picture of a person (such as a king, queen, or jack) on it, as opposed to one of the numeral cards. The face cards are more valuable than any of the cards you're holding. 2. An important or powerful (and, possibly, conceited) person. You can't park here—these spots are for face cards only. See also: card, face Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. face card n. an important person; a self-important person. (As with the royal characters in playing cards.) Who’s the face card getting out of the benz? See also: card, face McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: put a good/bold face on something, to play one's cards right/well, to carry a rope in (one's) pocket cards on the table, to lay/put one's chest idiot card paint paint card deal (one) out of (something) deal out of References in periodicals archive STUDENTS BEGAN BY SELECTING THEIR ROYAL FACE CARDS and the celebrities to combine with them. Pop-art scratchboard face cards An example of the results for the Bjerrum, girl's face card, and smiley face card are shown in Figures 2a-c. A simplified method of identifying the trained retinal locus for training in eccentric viewing Again, the smaller the gaps the more chance of a straight.A-Q suited or Q-10suited are still premium hands and fall into the suited gapped card category but if you don't have a face card then you have to seriously consider whether or not you want to get involved POKER: THE START IS AN ART IN TEXAS Face cards (Kings, Queens, and Jacks) are counted as ten points. Ask Dr. BlackJack There are also 12 pairs of ribs in most humans, 12 face cards in a deck, and 12 people have walked on the moon. Century's last sequential date 12:12:12 today from overturned torchieres and face cards made a mad dash for Narquitecture Recall: Start with a deck of cards (face cards removed). Remember Scienzia A deck of cards could also be used to skew the odds, by using choices such as face cards and aces versus non-face cards (odds are 4:9) or hearts, spades and diamonds versus clovers (odds are 3:1), depending on how many choices you have. Game theory, predicatibility and route selection as common as face cards in a pinochle deck," but by the standards of most black politicians, Obama ran a largely gripe-free campaign--as he had to to if he wanted to survive politically. Getting beyond race Hanes' dartboard has a traditional layout, but features face cards on the outer ring, lower cards on the inner ring, and a Joker as the double bull's eye. Card Parlour Darts Cards 2 through 10 are worth their face value, and face cards (jack, queen, king) are also worth 10. Know when to fold 'em; Hollywood film `21' is based on Worcester native Jeff Ma If other efforts fail, the face cards in the deck bring out the heavy ammunition, such as fake consumer groups, blaming bureaucrats or big government, or referring to opponents as un-American, communists, socialists or other damaging names. 'Denialism' and muddying the waters: denialism spans the ideological spectrum and is about tactics rather than politics or partisanship My second deck is mostly face cards. I have cut the cards in half with craft scissors so they have a scalloped middle. The Contents of My Backpack Dali had painted face cards of four jacks, queens, kings and aces and was offering them as limited-edition lithographs--170 lithographs of each card making a total of 2,720 cards. The ultimate publicity hound: bigger than life itself, Reese Palley has staged some of the art world's most daring gallery promotions Or against that Republican-issued deck with face cards of the Democratic Texas legislators who removed themselves to Oklahoma in order to block Tom DeLay's redistricting plan. The new mobility
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