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Definition of carte de visite in English: carte de visitenounPlural cartes de visiteˌkɑːt də vɪˈziːtˌkärt də viˈzēt historical A small photographic portrait of a person, mounted on a piece of card. 〈史〉（印在名片上的）小照片 Example sentencesExamples - By the 1860s, entrepreneurs were mass-producing cartes de visite - small photographic prints that originated as calling cards - of well-known figures.
- For the rich and famous, a carte de visite with a dignified photograph of its owner became a necessary social tool.
- The photograph could have been used on a postcard or sold as a souvenir carte de visite.
- These cartes de visite became hugely popular in the 1860s and brought likenesses of scientific authors (and many other individuals) before the Victorian public.
- The cabinet card uses the same method as the carte de visite but in a larger format, for display in a ‘cabinet’.
Synonyms photograph, photo, studio portrait, picture, shot, study, still, snap, snapshot, vignette
OriginMid 19th century: French, 'visiting card'. Definition of carte de visite in US English: carte de visitenounˌkärt də viˈzēt historical A small photographic portrait of a person, mounted on a piece of card. 〈史〉（印在名片上的）小照片 Example sentencesExamples - These cartes de visite became hugely popular in the 1860s and brought likenesses of scientific authors (and many other individuals) before the Victorian public.
- The photograph could have been used on a postcard or sold as a souvenir carte de visite.
- The cabinet card uses the same method as the carte de visite but in a larger format, for display in a ‘cabinet’.
- By the 1860s, entrepreneurs were mass-producing cartes de visite - small photographic prints that originated as calling cards - of well-known figures.
- For the rich and famous, a carte de visite with a dignified photograph of its owner became a necessary social tool.
Synonyms photograph, photo, studio portrait, picture, shot, study, still, snap, snapshot, vignette
OriginMid 19th century: French, ‘visiting card’. |