Spanish Meaning of tierce

tercia

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Definitions and Meaning of tierce in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

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.

Webster

tierce (a.)

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

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tercia

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 => Subir de nivel, tier => nivel, tiepolo => Tiepolo, tiepin => Pinza de corbata, tie-on => corbata,