- three-card monte
- noun Date: 1854 a gambling game in which the dealer shows three cards, shuffles them, places them face down, and invites spectators to bet they can identify the location of a particular card
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three-card monte
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Three-card Monte — Three card Monte, also known as the Three card marney, Three card trick, Three card shuffle, Triplets, Follow the lady, Find the lady, or Follow the Bee is a confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money… … Wikipedia
three-card monte — Monte Mon te (m[o^]n t[asl]), n. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.] A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
three-card monte — ☆ three card monte [thrē′kärd′ ] n. a swindling game in which a certain card, after being shown, is palmed and then ostensibly made one of three cards placed face down and shifted about, with the victim challenged to bet on its location … English World dictionary
three-card monte — /three kahrd /, Cards. 1. a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer. 2.… … Universalium
three-card monte — three′ card mon′te n. gam a game in which a bettor must identify a stipulated card from among three cards after they have been moved around facedown • Etymology: 1850–55, amer … From formal English to slang
three-card monte — noun A confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money that they can find the money card, for example the queen of hearts, among three face down playing cards. Syn: three card marney, three card trick, three… … Wiktionary
three-card monte — noun a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time • Syn: ↑monte, ↑four card monte • Hypernyms: ↑card… … Useful english dictionary
three-card trickster — noun A con man who plays three card monte … Wiktionary
four-card monte — noun a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time • Syn: ↑monte, ↑three card monte • Hypernyms: ↑card… … Useful english dictionary
Monte Bank — John David Borthwick, a Scottish artist portrayed the gambling element of Monte in this lithograph. Origin Spanish … Wikipedia
