TENACE

Meaning of TENACE in English

noun Etymology: modification of Spanish tenaza, literally, forceps, probably from Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax Date: 1655 a combination of two high or relatively high cards (as ace and queen) of the same suit in one hand with one ranking two degrees below the other

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

TENACE — adj tenacious (= persistent in a state, an action; also: an opinion, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
TENACE — ˈteˌnās, teˈnās, ˈtenə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by French tenace tenacious, from Latin tenac-, tenax ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TENACE — (n.) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, …
Английский словарь Webster
TENACE — ( n. ) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TENACE — /ten"ays'/ , n. Whist, Bridge. a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TENACE — noun Etymology: modification of Spanish tenaza, literally, forceps, probably from Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax Date: 1655 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TENACE — noun the holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, …
Webster English vocab
TENACE — [ 'tɛnəs ] ■ noun (in bridge, whist, etc.) a pair of cards in one hand which rank immediately above …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TENACE — [ten.ace] n [modif. of Sp tenaza, lit., forceps, prob. fr. L tenacia, neut. pl. of tenax] (1655): a combination of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENACE — tenac|e BrE AmE ˈten eɪs -əs, -ɪs; te ˈneɪs ▷ tenac|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TENACE — n. 1 two cards, one ranking next above, and the other next below, a card held by an opponent. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TENACE — n. 1 two cards, one ranking next above, and the other next below, a card held by an opponent. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TENACE — n.1 two cards, one ranking next above, and the other next below, a card held by an opponent. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
TENACE — n. Pronunciation: ' te- ˌ n ā s, te- ' n ā s, ' te-n ə s Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MINOR TENACE — noun : a tenace in bridge and other card games consisting of the king and jack — compare major tenace
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAJOR TENACE — noun : ace and queen of a suit held in one hand in some card games (as bridge) — compare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINOR TENACE — Bridge, Whist. the king and jack of a suit held by one player. Cf. major tenace, tenace .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAJOR TENACE — Bridge, Whist. the ace and queen of a suit held by one player. Cf. minor tenace, tenace .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORK — I. ˈfȯ(ə)rk, ˈfȯ(ə)k noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English forke, from Old English & Old North …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOURCHETTE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOURCHETTE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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