Showcard
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An advertising placard.
"No matter how well dressed or how nicely goods are arranged in a window , it is robbed of half its effectiveness unless a good showcard completes it ."
- 2 A card for displaying samples.
"This showcard is reproduced in ten colors, showing the company's "151 Line" comprising eighteen colors, and has an easel back, making an attractive counter or window display."
- 3 A card shown to a subject as an extra aid that is associated with one of the questions in a questionnaire or survey.
"In 2002, a variant of this question using a showcard was asked, alongside the existing version. Data from the two question versions asked in 2002 were used to estimate the effect of using the showcard."
Example
More examples"No matter how well dressed or how nicely goods are arranged in a window , it is robbed of half its effectiveness unless a good showcard completes it ."
Etymology
From show + card.
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