A gap or vacancy in the layout into which cards may be played or from which cards have been removed. An empty depot. Also gap or vacancy. spots See pips. spread To overlap cards in a row or column such that each card can be made out, but only the topmost card is exposed and therefore available. squared When the cards in the pile are directly on top of one another. stock See talon. suit One of the four families of cards in a pack all sharing the same symbol e.g. Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds or Acorns, Leaves, Hearts and Bells. suite A pile of cards that has been built in sequence on a foundation card. Same as foundation pile. An Ace-suite is one based on an Ace, etc. A full sequence of 13 cards of one suit. suitable cards Those whose value and suit fit them to be played or placed in the tableaux. T tableau An arrangement of cards on the table, typically comprising several depots i.e. places where columns of overlapping cards may be formed, the packing taking place on the available cards on the columns. It is thus distinct from a layout, reserve, talon or wastepile. The main part of the layout on the table. Sometimes equated, confusingly, to layout. talon The remaining stack of cards, typically squared and face-down, that is left after the layout has been populated. These cards can be turned over into the waste, usually one-by-one, but sometimes in groups of two or three (depending on rules), whenever the player wishes. Also stock. Sometimes equated, confusingly, to waste pile. top card, topmost card See uppermost card. turn the corner, turning the corner In building or packing to continue the sequence after ascending to the King or descending to the Ace e.g. to run J Q K A 2 3. U up-card, upcard A card lying face up, usually at the top of a pile. See also down-card. uppermost card The exposed card on the top, or surface of a packet. Also top or topmost card. V vacancy See space. value The figures of the court cards and the number of points, pips or spots of the minor cards. W waste (heap) See wastepile. wastepile, waste pile A stack or pile of cards, usually from the stock or talon, that is formed when they are turned up but cannot be played immediately.