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tierce
UK /ˈtɪəs/ US /ˈtɪɚs/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
3VERB + TIERCE
parted
TIERCE + NOUN
argent, mr, stubb, sugar
PREP.
per, with
Definitions
noun
1
A third.
2
Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
3
A cask of a certain size, or its volume used as a measure of capacity. Larger than a barrel but smaller than a hogshead.
He then gave me a large piece of silver coin, such as I never had seen or had before, and told me to get ready for the voyage, and he would credit me with a tierce of sugar, and another of rum […].
Have an eye to the molasses tierce, Mr. Stubb; it was a little leaky, I thought.
4
The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
5
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.
name
1
A surname from French.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
He then gave me a large piece of silver coin, such as I never had seen or had before, and told me to get ready for the voyage, and he would credit me with a tierce of sugar, and another of rum […].
Wiktionary02
Have an eye to the molasses tierce, Mr. Stubb; it was a little leaky, I thought.
Wiktionary03
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 ga
Wiktionary04
Tom's coat of arms is divided in three—parted per tierce.
Tatoeba · #1033314205
Tom's coat of arms is gules, a tierce argent.
Tatoeba · #10333143Usage Notes
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