DICTIONARY OF SECONDARY DEFINITIONS
And Synonyms, Supplementing the Preceding List. Consult Both.
King of Diamonds—Upright. This card, when used as a representative, denotes a very fair man, one with auburn hair, light blue eyes, and florid complexion, who, notwithstanding his hasty temper, will treasure his anger, long awaiting opportunities for revenge, or he is obstinate in his resolutions.
It moreover designates a military officer, and frequently one of fidelity to his country and its honor.
Still, it is most generally employed as the marriage card, for if it does not come out in an oracle wherein matrimony is the wish, the nuptials will be delayed or broken off.
Its synonymical signification would then be:
Alliance; reunion; attachment; vow; oath; intimacy; assemblage; junction; union; chain; peace; accord; harmony; good understanding; reconciliation.
King of Diamonds—Reversed. This card signifies a country gentleman, in which capacity its synonyms are:
Country man; rustic; villager; peasant; farm laborer; cultivator; rural; agriculture.