Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Visiting \Vis"it*ing\,
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n. from Visit.
Visiting ant. (Zo["o]l.) See Driver ant, under Driver.
Visiting book, a book in which a record of visits received, made, and to be made, is kept.
--Thackeray.Visiting card. See under Card.
Card \Card\ (k[aum]rd), n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. ? a leaf of paper. Cf. Chart.]
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A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.
Our first cards were to Carabas House.
--Thackeray. A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as, this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.
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A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the dial or face of the mariner's compass.
All the quartere that they know I' the shipman's card.
--Shak. (Weaving) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard.
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An indicator card. See under Indicator. Business card, a card on which is printed an advertisement or business address. Card basket
A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers.
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A basket made of cardboard.
Card catalogue. See Catalogue.
Card rack, a rack or frame for holding and displaying business or visiting card.
Card table, a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one having a leaf which folds over.
On the cards, likely to happen; foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass; -- a phrase of fortune tellers that has come into common use; also, according to the programme.
Playing card, cards used in playing games; specifically, the cards cards used playing which and other games of chance, and having each pack divided onto four kinds or suits called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The full or whist pack contains fifty-two cards.
To have the cards in one's own hands, to have the winning cards; to have the means of success in an undertaking.
To play one's cards well, to make no errors; to act shrewdly.
To play snow one's cards, to expose one's plants to rivals or foes.
To speak by the card, to speak from information and definitely, not by guess as in telling a ship's bearing by the compass card.
Visiting card, a small card bearing the name, and sometimes the address, of the person presenting it.
Wiktionary
n. A written card which identify the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering.
WordNet
n. a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited [syn: calling card, card]
Wikipedia
A visiting card, also known as a calling card, is a small paper card with one's name printed on it, and often bearing an artistic design. In 18th century Europe, the footmen of aristocrats and royalty would deliver these first European visiting cards to the servants of their prospective hosts solemnly introducing the arrival of their owners.
Usage examples of "visiting card".
Andrea gave the inn-keeper twenty francs, and in taking them from his pocket dropped a visiting card.
Back in London he presented himself at the Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths, where a helpful young assistant accepted without query his visiting card showing him to be a partner in a firm of solicitors of Market Drayton, Shropshire, and his explanation that he was engaged in trying to trace the whereabouts of the grandchildren of one of the firm's clients who had died recently and left her estate to her grandchildren.