What does tierce mean in English? Meaning of tierce definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "tierce" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "tierce": the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
Noun
Meaning: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
Synonyms: terce
tierce
Hypernyms: canonical hour
Pronunciation in US: /ˈtɪɚs/
Meaning of "tierce": the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Noun
Meaning: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Synonyms: 3
deuce-ace
iii
leash
tercet
ternary
ternion
terzetto
three
threesome
tierce
trey
triad
trine
trinity
trio
triplet
troika
Hypernyms: digit
figure
Pronunciation in US: /ˈtɪɚs/
Meaning of "tierce": one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Noun
Meaning: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Example: it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
Synonyms: one-third
third
tierce
Hypernyms: common fraction
simple fraction
Pronunciation in US: /ˈtɪɚs/
Adjective: 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. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 22 Have an eye to the molasses tierce, Mr. Stubb; it was a little leaky, I thought. 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, p. 205: Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 22 Have an eye to the molasses tierce, Mr. Stubb; it was a little leaky, I thought.1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, p. 205: Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 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.(music) The third tone of the scale. See mediant.(card games) A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.(fencing) The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.(heraldry) An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.(religion, Roman Catholic) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour.(obsolete) One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)
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