place card
noun
a small card with the name of a guest on it, placed on the table, to indicate where he or she is to sit.
Origin of place card
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby place card
placas,
placate,
placative,
placatory,
place,
place card,
place in the sun,
place kick,
place mat,
place name,
place of arms
Example sentences from the Web for place card
When the guests strolled in Bernice found her place-card with a slight feeling of irritation.
Flappers and Philosophers |F. Scott Fitzgerald
British Dictionary definitions for place card
place card
noun
a card placed on a dinner table before a seat, as at a formal dinner, indicating who is to sit there