About The Word Tierce
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Tierce
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What's The Definition Of Tierce?
[n] one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [n] the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. Synonyms | Synonyms for Tierce: 3 | deuce-ace | III | leash | one-third | terce | tercet | ternary | ternion | terzetto | third | three | threesome | trey | triad | trine | trinity | trio | triplet | troika Related Terms | Find terms related to Tierce: See Also | canonical hour | common fraction | digit | figure | simple fraction Tierce In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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