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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′ 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 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 … New Collegiate 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
