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Card Trick Glossary

back
The side of a card that does not reveal its value, but instead, has a design of some sort
conjurer
A magician
court card
Any card that is a Jack, Queen, or King
crotch of the thumb
The soft area at the base of the thumb between the thumb and the first finger
effect
A description of a magic trick
face
The side of a card that shows its value and suit
face card
The bottom card of the deck (or of a packet of cards); also synonymous with "court card"
face down
A card whose back is visible
face up
A card whose face is visible
first finger
The index or pointer finger
flourish
A fancy manuevre with the cards, done for aesthetic effect
flush
A state in which a card is evenly squared with the cards around it
index finger
The pointer finger
indifferent card
A card whose value is not important
key card
A card that is used to find another card in the deck
legerdemain
Sleight of hand
mate
Two cards that share the same color and value (e.g., the Jack of Clubs and the Jack of Spades)
method
The detailed explanation of how to perform a card trick
misdirection
The act of diverting the audience from something secret
pack
A deck of cards
packet
A group of cards in a stack; more than one card, but not necessarily the entire deck
patter
The dialog a magician uses to accompany a trick
reversed card
A card that is face up in a packet of face down cards
sandwich
A packet of three cards
spectator
A person for whom a magic trick is performed
spot card
Any card that is an Ace, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, or Ten
square
The state when all of the cards in a deck are lined up at their four corners