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tenace
ten·ace T0101300 (tĕn′ās′, tĕ-nās′, tĕn′ĭs)n. Games A combination of two high cards of the same suit separated by two degrees, such as the king and jack of hearts, especially in a bridge or whist hand.
[French, from Spanish tenaza, tongs, tenace, from tenaces, pl. of tenaz, tenacious, from Latin tenāx, tenāc-; see tenacious.]tenace (ˈtɛneɪs) n (Bridge) bridge whist a holding of two nonconsecutive high cards of a suit, such as the ace and queen[C17: from French, from Spanish tenaza forceps, ultimately from Latin tenāx holding fast, from tenēre to hold]ten•ace (ˈtɛnˌeɪs)
n. (in bridge) a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen. [1645–55; < French < Sp tenazas literally, tongs] |