Freebase (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: Pedestal. Pedestal is a term generally applied to the support of a statue or a vase.
Playing card. Playing cards is the name for the 54 cards used card games like poker, bridge, blackjack, and solitaire. There are 52 basic cards in a deck. These cards have a suit and a number (called the value or rank). There are 4 suits and 13 ranks in each suit. There are also two Jokers that do not have a suit or a rank.
A game that is a logical combination of the two games known as Poker and Keno (or Lotto), with features that make it more interesting and exciting than either. Each player, except the dealer, is given a board and some counters. If there are no more players than boards, the dealer may also play if desired. The dealer or caller is furnished with an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, shuffles them and turns over the top one, calling it out.