Word Meanings - CARDCASE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A case for visiting cards.
Related words: (words related to CARDCASE)
- VISITATION
The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually - VISITING
a. & vb. n. from Visit. Visiting ant. See Driver ant, under Driver. -- Visiting book, a book in which a record of visits received, made, and to be made, is kept. Thackeray. -- Visiting card. See under Card. - VISITANT
One who visits; a guest; a visitor. When the visitant comes again, he is no more a stranger. South. - VISITOR
1. One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship. "This great flood of visitors." Shak. 2. A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or - VISITABLE
Liable or subject to be visited or inspected. "All hospitals built since the Reformation are visitable by the king or lord chancellor." Ayliffe. - VISITORIAL
See VISITATORIAL - VISITE
A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer. - VISITATORIAL
Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent; visitorial. An archdeacon has visitatorial power. Ayliffe. The queen, however, still had over the church a visitatorial power of vast and undefined extent. Macaulay. - VISIT
To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath. hath visited and redeemed his people. Like i. 68. (more info) 1. - VISITER
A visitor. - CARTE DE VISITE
1. A visiting card. 2. A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a visiting card. - REVISITATION
The act of revisiting. - REVISIT
1. To visit again. Milton. 2. To revise. Ld. Berners. - INTERVISIT
To exchange visits. Evelyn.