carte

noun

plural -s

1

\ ˈkārt , -​e-​ \ Scottish

a

: playing card

b

: a game of cards

—usually used in plural

2

obsolete : chart, map

the distance … when measured on the carte does not exceed 90 miles

—Tobias Smollett

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, charter, playing card, from Middle French

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