Definition of "greeting card" []

• A folded card bearing a message of greeting, congratulation, or other sentiment, usually sent or given on a special occasion or holiday. (noun)

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• "Although the origins of Halloween were far older than the beliefs that had defined the pit in the furnace room, greeting card companies had seen to it that pointy-hatted hags and men in red long Johns with pitchforks had risen to dominance over history."
• "Maureen Browne came in earlier than she was required to and brought me two milkshakes and a greeting card that had a real though dried-up shamrock trapped under cellophane on the front."
• "The greeting card industry posted sales of $5.9 billion last year, down 9% since 2005, according to market-research firm Mintel International Group."