three-card monte

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]

{three-card monte} a gambling game using playing cards, in which a dealer shows a bettor three cards face up and specifies one to be identified, and after the cards are turned face down and moved around quickly, the bettor must identify which of the three cards is the specified card. It is sometimes engaged in by dealers on the streets of a city, with bets made by passers-by. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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 — ☆ 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 kahrd /, Cards. 1. a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer. 2.… …   Universalium

  • 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”