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Tierce - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Tierce : (noun)
1: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. [syn: terce]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, 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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Tierc'e \Tier*c['e]"\, a. [F.] (Her.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures;
-- said of an escutcheon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
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.
3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.
4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce
of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the
wrist and nails are turned downward.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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TIERCE, measures. A liquid measure containing the third part of a pipe, or
forty-two gallons.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Tierce |
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iRala: Tierce di Picardie (Picardy third) ending progressions are my favorites:) |
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carymorin: Playing a show in Tierce France tonight. |
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oqq_web10: Arrivée et rapports pour le Tiercé, quarté, quinté du jeudi 18 mars 2010 à l’hippodrome de Deauville #oqqw q-1 49B02A2B22 M5 |aOcU0 |
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