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Webster 1913 Edition
Tierce
Tierce
,Noun.
1.
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.
2.
A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.
4.
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
5.
(Fencing)
A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.
6.
(R. C. Ch.)
The third hour of the day, or nine
a. m,
; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour. Tier-cé′
,Adj.
[F.]
(Her.)
Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; – said of an escutcheon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tierce
TIERCE
,Noun.
1.
In Ireland, a weight by which provisions are sold. The tierce of beef for the navy, is 304 lb. and for India, 336 lb.2.
In music, a third.3.
In gaming, a sequence of three cards of the same color.4.
A thrust in fencing.Definition 2024
tiercé
tiercé
See also: tierce
English
Adjective
tiercé (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; said of an escutcheon.
French
Adjective
tiercé m (feminine singular tiercée, masculine plural tiercés, feminine plural tiercées)
- (heraldry) Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; said of an escutcheon.
Verb
tiercé m (feminine singular tiercée, masculine plural tiercés, feminine plural tiercées)
- past participle of tiercer