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Calling card   /kˈɔlɪŋ kɑrd/   Listen
Calling card

noun
1.
A card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls.  Synonym: phone card.
2.
A printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited.  Synonyms: card, visiting card.
3.
A distinguishing characteristic or behavior.





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"Calling card" Quotes from Famous Books



... been forgotten. It never will be. The Inspirer of the Word saw in it too much of worth and winsomeness to allow it to slip out of the memories of men. It is remembered to-day, not because Jonathan left his calling card on David's center table. It is remembered because the visit was ...
— Sermons on Biblical Characters • Clovis G. Chappell
... New York, there was the fortuitous incident of the apple. Amos Brown was not a trained criminal, you see. He did not think, when he bit into the apple that he was leaving what the police call a 'calling card'. It will be found on investigation that Amos Brown's teeth fit into ...
— Death Points a Finger • Will Levinrew


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