tierce
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Synonyms: fierce, pierce, terce, tiere, bierce, mierce
Antonyms: fierce, pierce, terce, tiere, bierce, mierce
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Noun
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[third]].
- {{lb|en|religion|Roman Catholic}} {{syn of|en|terce}}: the [[third]] [[canonical hour]] or its [[service]].
- {{lb|en|now|historical}} A [[cask]] of a certain size, or its [[volume]] used as a [[measure]] of [[capacity]]. {{ng|Larger than a [[barrel#English:_cask of a certain size|barrel]] but smaller than a [[hogshead]].}}
- {{lb|en|music}} The third [[tone]] of the [[scale]]. See [[mediant]].
- {{lb|en|card games}} A [[sequence]] of [[three]] [[playing card]]s of the same [[suit]]. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called [[tierce-major]].
- {{lb|en|fencing}} The third defensive [[position]], with the [[sword hand]] held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
- {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} An [[ordinary]] that covers the left or right [[third]] of the [[field]] of a [[shield]] or [[flag]].
- {{lb|en|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]].)
Proper noun
- {{surname|en|from=French}}.
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