calling card

Definitions

1. 1

   A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for…

   A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal social event or business meeting.

   • If Mrs. Nelson does come here, you be sure to put on your white apron before you open the door; and for pity sake don't forget the card-tray! You ought to know better than to stick out your hand for a lady's calling-card.
2. 2

   An attribute, symptom, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone…

   An attribute, symptom, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.

   • Free and slightly funky chamber music is the calling card of this festival.
   • The poisoning also turned Novichok into something of a Russian calling card.
   • She didn’t set out to make candor her calling card.
3. 3

   Excrement, especially of a domestic animal.

   • A guide dog left his calling card on the court at Tuesday night's Magic-Pistons game in Orlando.
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   1. 4

      A phonecard.

      • Many experts now advise consumers to use a prepaid calling card to save money on long distance calls while staying in a hotel.
   2. 5

      A card advertising the services of a prostitute.

   3. 6

      An explosive dropped from a bomber aeroplane.

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