card catalogue
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- a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file cardSynonyms: card catalogType of library catalog, library catalogue
- an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each itemSynonyms: card indexcard catalogType of file, file cabinetKinds Rolodex
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Card catalogue
. See Catalogue.
From the entry Card.
Card catalogue
a catalogue, as of books, having each item entered on a separate card, and the cards arranged in cases by subjects, or authors, or alphabetically.
From the entry Catalogue.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54