carte de visite

noun

carte de vi·​site

-vēˈ-

plural cartes de visite

"

1

: visiting card

2

: a close-trimmed portrait photograph approximately 2¹/₄×3³/₄ in. intended as a substitute for a visiting card

Word History

Etymology

French

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