card

1
[ kahrd ]
/ kɑrd /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for card

Origin of card

1
1350–1400; Middle English carde, unexplained variant of carte

British Dictionary definitions for racecard (1 of 3)

racecard
/ (ˈreɪsˌkɑːd) /

noun

a card or booklet at a race meeting with the times of the races, names of the runners, etc, printed on it

British Dictionary definitions for racecard (2 of 3)

card 1
/ (kɑːd) /

noun

See also cards

Word Origin for card

C15: from Old French carte, from Latin charta leaf of papyrus, from Greek khartēs, probably of Egyptian origin

British Dictionary definitions for racecard (3 of 3)

card 2
/ (kɑːd) /

verb

(tr) to comb out and clean fibres of wool or cotton before spinning

noun

(formerly) a machine or comblike tool for carding fabrics or for raising the nap on cloth

Derived forms of card

carding, noun carder, noun

Word Origin for card

C15: from Old French carde card, teasel, from Latin carduus thistle

Idioms and Phrases with racecard

card