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playing cards: Decorated flat and usually rectangular objects often made from cardboard or stiff paper, with decorations, used in games. These are usually divided into four suits, either Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds and Spades, or for the older Tarot cards, Cups, Wands, Stones (or wheels) and Swords.

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53.3.—Clubs

53.3.—Clubs

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This symbol is part-way between a clover-leaf, a Lutheran Cross and they sign for the playing-card suit of clubs, which in turn derives from the alchemical symbol for wood. This image is taken from pl [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, playing cards, games

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Added: 2006-01-20

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Two, Five and Seven painting the rosebush

Two, Five and Seven painting the rosebush

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.” The gardeners turn out to be playing card [...]

Keywords: alice, playing cards, illustrations for children

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Added: 2006-08-28

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Off with her head!

Off with her head!

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, screamed ‘Off with her head! Off—’ ‘Nonsense!’ said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was s [...]

Keywords: alice, royalty, playing cards, people, illustrations for children

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Executioner argues with King about cutting off Cheshire Cat’s head

Executioner argues with King about cutting off Cheshire Cat’s head

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

When she got back to the Cheshire Cat, she was surprised to find quite a large crowd collected round it: there was a dispute going on between the executioner, the King, and the Queen, who were all tal [...]

Keywords: alice, animals, playing cards, royalty, illustrations for children

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