court card

If a court card appears, it is a stop and counts as nothing.

You desire him to think on one; and observe if he fix his eye on the court card.

M. Dubois asked him aloud whether he should take a court card.

After a little hesitation, she said she could see black and red (thinking of the court card).

Yes, faith, gleek; and I have not one court card but the knave of clubs.

The kidnapping, to be sure, would be a court card upon our side, if we could only prove it.

Two trumps and three cards of one plain suit should not be played unless the plain suit is headed by a court card.

One trump and a tierce major is too weak, unless the fifth card is a court card.

N "Cartes-blanches" is a hand at Piquet without a court card—it counts ten.

Court card is for coat card, a name given to these cards from the dresses depicted on them.