[ noun ] any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers <noun.artifact>
Tarot \Tar"ot\, n. [F.; cf. It. tarocco.] 1. A game of cards; -- called also {taroc}. --Hoyle.
2. any of a set of 22 playing cards which bear allegorical images representing various objects or influences affecting human life, and widely used in fortunetelling; they are also used as trumps in the game of taroc. Various images are used by different artists to represent the themes of each card. [PJC]