Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

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William and Kate also took their family of five to Jordan on a private holiday in 2021, and a photo from the trip ended up as their Christmas card that same year. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 People reported that Andrew sent Epstein family Christmas cards in 2011 and 2012 featuring photos of Beatrice and Eugenie. Epstein was convicted in 2008 on one count of soliciting prostitution and one count of procuring a minor for prostitution. Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026 The area looks like a scene from a Christmas card complete with cobbled floors, barrels propped up next to stone walls, fake fir trees and lanterns hanging from bunting which criss-crosses the queue. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, that December and the year after, Epstein was forwarded the family’s Christmas card via email from Mountbatten-Windsor, both of which included photographs of the princesses. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Christmas card

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmas card was in 1860

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“Christmas card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20card. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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