Definition of tierce Tierce
/tiˈɹs/ - [teers] - tierce
We found 22 definitions of tierce from 7 different sources.
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| tierce - one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" | ||
| one-third, third | ||
| tierce - the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. | ||
| terce | ||
| tierce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | ||
| three, 3, III, trio, threesome, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tierce (Noun)
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. - tierce (Noun)
A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc. , are packed for shipment. - tierce (Noun)
The third tone of the scale. See mediant. - tierce (Noun)
A sequence of three playing card s of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major. - tierce (Noun)
The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height. - tierce (Noun)
An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag. - tierce (Noun)
The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour. - tierce (Noun)
One sixtieth of a second, i. e. , the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tierce (n.)
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. - tierce (n.)
A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment. - tierce (n.)
The third tone of the scale. See Mediant. - tierce (n.)
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major. - tierce (n.)
A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward. - tierce (n.)
The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour. - tierce (a.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tierce
tērs, n. a cask containing one-third of a pipe—that is, 42 gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (mus.) a third: a thrust, in fencing: (her.) a field tripartitely divided in three different tinctures: the third hour of the day, or the office of that hour, the terce.—ns. Tier′ceron (archit.), in vaulting, a rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs; Tier′cet, a stanza of three rhymed verses, a triplet. [O. Fr. tiers, tierce—L. tertia (pars), a third (part)—tres, three.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tierce
Is specially applied to provision casks, and is the third of a pipe; but the beef-tierce contains 280 lbs., or 28 galls., whilst that of pork only contains 260 lbs., or 26 galls. Now the beef-tierce often contains 336 lbs., and the pork 300 lbs.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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tierce
A thrust in fencing, delivered at the outside of the body over the arm.
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🔤- tierce, noun, singular of tierces.
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