单词 | praise card |
释义 | > as lemmaspraise card C3. attributive. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating a communication whose main purpose is to praise the recipient, as praise card, praise letter, etc. ΚΠ 1925 Iowa City Press Citizen 29 Jan. 7/7 News notes from Station KDKA..brought praise letters and telegrams from 40 States. 1953 L. S. Mitchell Two Lives v. xxiv. 449 They began to question some of the old techniques of human relationships such as praise cards and gold stars. 1973 Chicago Herald 28 Dec. i. 8/4 Praise letters included sentences such as ‘I just bought two packages of your candy bars and was delighted to find them so delicious.’ 1998 Courier-Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 3 Well-behaved students receive praise cards, $1 tuckshop vouchers and earn free time in the ‘fun room’ filled with games. < as lemmas |
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