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tierce::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | one-third, third |
| Type of | common fraction, simple fraction |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | terce |
| Type of | canonical hour |
Examples of tierce
tierce
The tierce later became the petrol barrel.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Moreover, several national passions-ranging from tippling to the weekly tierce horse race-force cafes to keep large amounts of coins on hand.
From the time.com
Tierce said buyers can be shocked to find their lenders decline a mortgage when they are ready to close a deal, despite having been preapproved for a loan months earlier.
From the boston.com
This measurement originated in the early Pennsylvaniaoil fields, and permitted both British and American merchants to refer to the same unit, based on the old English wine measure, the tierce.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Terce: the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- Three: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- One-third: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
- Below is a list of old English units for wine casks. In addition to the items listed below see separate articles on Gallon, Barrel, Hogshead, Firkin, Puncheon, Butt and Tun.
- C.C. de Loir-et-Sarthe
- A parry is a fencing bladework manoeuvre intended to deflect or block an incoming attack.
- 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. ...
- A French combination bet in which the bettor predicts the horses that will finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
- The third parry or guard. A high line on the side of the sword arm, with a pronated wrist.
