club (a weapon)
→
clubs (in cards)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | club | |
| lexeme 2 | clubs | |
| meaning 1 | a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil | |
| reference | ODE | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Portuguese | |
| lexeme | paus | |
| meaning 1 | club (a weapon) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | clubs (in cards) | |
| reference | DPLP | |
| comment | ||
Originally the suit was represented by clubs. Eventually the design changed to that of a three-leaf clover, but the name was kept.