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.
Therefore, it is only common to name the narrow size playing card as bridge. Most games that deal from hand use the narrow (bridge) card to assist with professionally manipulating the deck. Most games that are dealt from a shoe use the wide (poker) size, since larger cards are often preferred by players.