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Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards

Note 34 — Chapter I · OF THE ORIGIN AND NAME OF CARDS

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"χαρταριον; Gallicum, quartier; scutulum quadratum. Extat. apud Codinum de Offic. aulæ Constantinop. χαρτιον, idem quod χαρταριον."—Meursii Glossarium Græco-Barbarum, 4to, Lugd. Batavor., 1605.—Quartier de bois. A quarter, or square piece of timber.—Cotgrave's French and English Dictionary.

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