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cards

/kɑɹdz/ noun A1
  1. Card games. · He's a fan of cards.· Cards is my fave game, above any board game.
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“My name is Alice, so please your Majesty,” said Alice very politely; but she added, to herself, “Why, they’re only a pack of cards, after all.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 60 · B2
On sending in our cards we were shown into an elegantly appointed drawing-room, where we were joined in a few minutes by a rather stout man who received us with much hospitality.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 59 · B2
Anne drew a long breath of happiness as she sharpened her pencil and arranged her picture cards in her desk.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 181 · C1
The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards: the Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rabbit, with a trumpet in one hand, and a scroll of parchment in the other.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 83 · B2

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