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.
Poker-sized playing cards are used for most card games. Other sizes of playing cards are also manufactured to suit different uses. Solitaire playing cards are available in a compact size that makes them easy to transport in a purse or bag and measure just 1.75 inches wide by 2.625 inches long.