tierce

Speech parts

1. tierce - Noun

2. tierce - Adjective

3. Tierce - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.

The third tone of the scale. See Mediant.

A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.

A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.

The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour.

Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

third terce mass shamrock piccolo trident trinity trine three lead office tether duty triangle barrel
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Antonyms

little solution disorder part

Hypernyms

figure digit simple fraction common fraction canonical hour

Related terms

tierce de Picardie tierced

Phrases with the word

double-tierce great-tierce

Anagrams

cerite receit recite certie

Examples

Maybe this wasn't the best choice for her," said Keri Eagle, who took her miniature pinscher to Tierce last year but ultimately had to put her down as dog's health deteriorated. Source: Internet

Now exposed by former employees and clients in the community, Dr. Tierce turned himself in to local police, who quickly charged him with Cruelty to Animal Non-Livestock. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tier of prices tier up tierable tierce de Picardie tierce-major tierced