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tierce
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Tierce
(gcide) | Tierce \Tierce\, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce,
third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See
Third, Three, and cf. Terce, Tercet, Tertiary.]
1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is,
forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of
forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.
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2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead
or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are
packed for shipment.
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3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.
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4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce
of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
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5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the
wrist and nails are turned downward.
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6. (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one
of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for
that hour.
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Tierc'e
(gcide) | Tierc'e \Tier*c['e]"\, a. [F.] (Her.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures;
-- said of an escutcheon.
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tierce
(wn) | tierce
n 1: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce,
tierce]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, {deuce-
ace}]
3: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains
approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn:
one-third, third, tierce] |
TIERCE
(bouvier) | TIERCE, measures. A liquid measure containing the third part of a pipe, or
forty-two gallons.
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tierce
(encz) | tierce, n: |
tiercel
(encz) | tiercel, n: |
Tierce
(gcide) | Tierce \Tierce\, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce,
third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See
Third, Three, and cf. Terce, Tercet, Tertiary.]
1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is,
forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of
forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.
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2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead
or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are
packed for shipment.
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3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.
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4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce
of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
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5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the
wrist and nails are turned downward.
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6. (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one
of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for
that hour.
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[1913 Webster]Tierc'e \Tier*c['e]"\, a. [F.] (Her.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures;
-- said of an escutcheon.
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Tierc'e
(gcide) | Tierce \Tierce\, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce,
third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See
Third, Three, and cf. Terce, Tercet, Tertiary.]
1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is,
forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of
forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.
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2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead
or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are
packed for shipment.
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3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.
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4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce
of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
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5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the
wrist and nails are turned downward.
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6. (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one
of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for
that hour.
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[1913 Webster]Tierc'e \Tier*c['e]"\, a. [F.] (Her.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures;
-- said of an escutcheon.
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Tiercel
(gcide) | Tiercel \Tier"cel\, Tiercelet \Tierce"let\, n. [OE. tercel,
tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL.
tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; -- so called,
according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a
male, or, according to others, because the male is the third
part less than female. Cf. Tercel.] (Falconry)
The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the
male of the goshawk. --Encyc. Brit.
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Tiercelet
(gcide) | Tiercel \Tier"cel\, Tiercelet \Tierce"let\, n. [OE. tercel,
tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL.
tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; -- so called,
according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a
male, or, according to others, because the male is the third
part less than female. Cf. Tercel.] (Falconry)
The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the
male of the goshawk. --Encyc. Brit.
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Tierce-major
(gcide) | Tierce-major \Tierce"-ma`jor\, n. [Cf. F. tierce majeure.] (Card
Playing)
See Tierce, 4.
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Tiercet
(gcide) | Tiercet \Tier"cet\, n. [F. tercet. See Tercet.] (Pros.)
A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.
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tierce
(wn) | tierce
n 1: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce,
tierce]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, {deuce-
ace}]
3: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains
approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn:
one-third, third, tierce] |
tiercel
(wn) | tiercel
n 1: male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon [syn:
tiercel, tercel, tercelet] |
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