Piquet Spades

Listed below are the definitions as given by Etteilla, as well as his later definitions for the full deck.

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Ace of Spades
Upright: Fructification, wrath, rage, quarrel.
Reversed: Pregnancy, beginning, growing, augmentation.

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Two of Spades
Upright: Friendship, concord.
Reversed: Falsehood, imposture, duplicity.

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Three of Spades
Upright: Separation, estrangement, departure, absence.
Reversed: Distraction, error, miscalculation, loss.

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Four of Spades
Upright: Loneliness. Solitude, retreat.
Reversed: Economy, good management.

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Five of Spades
Upright: Loss, waste, degradation. Theft.
Reversed: Mourning, grief, despondency.

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Six of Spades
Upright: Journey. Road, voyage, messenger.
Reversed: Declaratory act, discovery, exposure.

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Seven of Spades
Upright: Hope, expectation.
Reversed: Sage advice, good counsel.

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Eight of Spades
Upright: Criticism.
Reversed: Exceptional situation, difficulty, obstacle.

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Nine of Spades
Upright: Ecclesiastic, priest, unmarried person.
Reversed: Justified mistrust.

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Ten of Spades
Upright: Affliction, tears.
Reversed: Advantage, gain.

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Jack of Spades
Upright: Spy, observer.
Reversed: Sudden, without warning.

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Queen of Spades
Upright: Widow, widowhood. Widowed, divorced.
Reversed: Evil woman.

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King of Spades
Upright: Lawyer, man of the law.
Reversed: Ill-intentioned.