(n)any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers, Syn.tarot
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n. [ F.; cf. It. tarocco. ] 1. A game of cards; -- called also taroc. Hoyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. any of a set of 22 playing cards which bear allegorical images representing various objects or influences affecting human life, and widely used in fortunetelling; they are also used as trumps in the game of taroc. Various images are used by different artists to represent the themes of each card. [ PJC ]