carta
Document in Spanish
Carta is Spanish and Italian for letter, paper, or card, appearing in English mainly in borrowed phrases.
A *carta blanca* is full authority to act—literally a blank document to fill in as one wishes.
In restaurants, *à la carta* (from French *à la carte*) means ordering individual dishes rather than a set menu.
Exchanged written communication
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- postageFee for mailing
- stampMark-making device
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
address · penpal · epistle · handwritten · typewritten · cursive · ink · signature
Treated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- scrollWound document of parchment
folio · ream · watermark · bond · cardstock · texture · thickness · weight
Enforceable written agreement
- deedWritten property conveyance
- certificateFormal written attestation
- affidavitSworn written statement
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
decree · writ · proclamation · magna · constitutional · royal · official · notarized
Bound collection of charts
- navigationDetermining position and course
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- geographyStudy of places
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
terrain · route · directions · landmark · scale · legend · projection · nautical
correspondence
Exchanged written communication
mailbox · address · penpal · epistle · handwritten · typewritten · cursive · ink · signature · seal
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
scroll · folio · ream · watermark · bond · cardstock · texture · thickness · weight · grain
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- deedWritten property conveyance
- certificateFormal written attestation
- affidavitSworn written statement
patent · decree · writ · proclamation · magna · constitutional · royal · official · notarized · signed
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- navigationDetermining position and course
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- geographyStudy of places
compass · terrain · route · directions · landmark · scale · legend · projection · nautical · coordinates
restaurant
Place serving meals
wine · appetizers · entrees · desserts · tasting · seasonal · chef · ordering · selection · beverage
- gift cardPrepaid retail currency
- birthday cardWritten celebration acknowledgment
- report cardStudent evaluation summary
- debit cardPayment from checking account
- Christmas cardFestive seasonal correspondence
- credit cardBorrowed-funds payment tool
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