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Postcard
A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Shapes other than rectangular may also be used. There are novelty exceptions, such as wood postcards, made of thin wood, and copper postcards sold in the Copper Country of the U.S. state of Michigan, and coconut “postcards” from tropical islands.
In some places, one can send a postcard for a lower fee than for a letter. Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards (which require a stamp) and postal cards (which have the postage pre-printed on them). While a postcard is usually printed by a private company, individual or organization, a postal card is issued by the relevant postal authority.
The world’s oldest postcard was sent in 1840 to the writer Theodore Hook from Fulham in London, England. The study and collecting of postcards is termed deltiology.
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Letter (noun)
A symbol in an alphabet.
“There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.”
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Letter (noun)
A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
“I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.”
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Letter (noun)
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
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Letter (noun)
Literature.
“Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.”
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Letter (noun)
A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
“Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision.”
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Letter (noun)
A size of in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
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Letter (noun)
A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
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Letter (noun)
clipping of varsity letter
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Letter (noun)
A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
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Letter (noun)
One who lets out.
“the letter of a room”
“a blood-letter”
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Letter (noun)
One who retards or hinders.
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Letter (verb)
To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
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Letter (verb)
To earn a varsity letter (award).
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Postcard (noun)
A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard one side carries a picture or photograph.
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Postcard (verb)
To send a postcard to.
“to postcard one’s friends”
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Postcard (verb)
To send by means of a postcard.
“to postcard one’s news”
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Letter (noun)
a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet
“a capital letter”
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Letter (noun)
the initials of a degree or other qualification
“your personality matters far more than letters after your name”
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Letter (noun)
a school or college initial as a mark of proficiency, especially in sport
“a letter jacket”
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Letter (noun)
a written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger
“he sent a letter to Mrs Falconer”
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Letter (noun)
a legal or formal document.
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Letter (noun)
the precise terms of a statement or requirement; the strict verbal interpretation
“we must keep the spirit of the law as well as the letter”
“the officer in the incident got in trouble for following the letter of the law”
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Letter (noun)
literature
“the world of letters”
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Letter (noun)
scholarly knowledge; erudition.
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Letter (noun)
a style of typeface.
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Letter (verb)
inscribe letters or writing on
“her name was lettered in gold”
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Letter (verb)
classify with letters
“he numbered and lettered the paragraphs”
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Letter (verb)
be given a school or college initial as a mark of proficiency in sport
“in high school she lettered in soccer, basketball and softball”