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Definitions and Meaning of tierce in English
tierce (n)
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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.
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. 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.
tierce (a.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.
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tierce
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m., the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one, one of three equal parts of a divisible wholeA cask whose co
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tier up => Améliorer, tier => pallier, tiepolo => Tiepolo, tiepin => Pince à cravate, tie-on => cravate,
