Editing Glossary of patience terms (section)

== C ==
; {{anchor|cascade}} cascade
: Cards are built on one another, starting from the bottom up.  Each card's value and suit is face up, and should be able to be viewed by the player.  However, only the top card is available for play.  It is most commonly found in addition games.

; {{anchor|cells}} cells
: In computer games, such as [[freeCell]], cells allow only one card at a time to be placed in them. Any card can be put in a cell. Same as [[#space|space]] and formerly known as a [[#depot|depot]].

; {{anchor|chocker|chockered}} chockered
: See [[#blocked|blocked]]. {{efn|"Chockered" is used e.g. by Whitmore Jones and Bergholt.}}

; {{anchor|chocker|chockering}} chocker, chockering
: To become, or becoming, [[#chockered|chockered]] or [[#blocked|blocked]].{{efn|"Chockering" is used e.g. by Whitmore Jones.}}

; {{anchor|closed}} closed
: A game of incomplete information in which cards that cannot be played are discarded to a [[#wastepile|wastepile]].<ref name=Parlett/> See also [[#open|open]] and [[#half-open|half-open]].

; {{anchor|colour}} color, colour 
: In [[French-suited packs]] there are two 'colours': [[#red|red]], i.e. the [[#suit|suits]] of [[Hearts (suit)|Hearts]] and [[Diamonds (suit)|Diamonds]], and [[#black|black]], i.e. the suits of [[Clubs (suit)|Clubs]] and [[Spades (suit)|Spades]].

; {{anchor|column}} column
: A line of cards extending towards the player and usually [[#spread|spread]], i.e. [[#overlapping|overlapping]] so that all are identifiable, but only the [[#topmost|topmost]] card is [[#exposed|exposed]] and therefore [[#available|available]].<ref name=Parlett/>

; {{anchor|come out|out}} come out, out
: A game is 'out' or said to 'come out' when the player achieves its objective.<ref name=Parlett/> See also [[#get out|get out]].

; {{anchor|court card}} court card
: Picture card. The picture cards or face cards, being dressed in costume, were originally called coat cards. They are the King, Queen and Knave or Jack.<ref name=Cheney/>

; {{anchor|covered}} covered
: A card is covered when another card lies wholly or partially over it. It is not normally [[#available|available]]. Also buried.<ref name=Parlett/>

; {{anchor|crown}} crown
: A [[#suite|suite]] or [[#family|family]] is 'crowned' when the last card, often the King, is played to it.<ref name=Parlett/>