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.
Players and Cards. The game is best for seven players. Any number from two to eight can play, but with fewer than about five players the game becomes less interesting. A standard deck of 52 cards is used and the cards rank from high to low A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2.