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tierce

/tɪəs/

/tɪrs/

Translations

tiercenoun

tierces

Pl.

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/tɪrs/

The choir sang a beautiful tierce during the service.

Хор исполнил красивую терцию во время службы.

Synonyms

tierceadjective

more tierce

Komp.

most tierce

Super.

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Used attributively to describe something related to a tierce cask or occupying the third place.

tiercenoun

A sequence of three cards of the same suit in a card game, especially in piquet.

He was delighted to have a tierce in his hand, giving him a strategic advantage in the game.

A cask or barrel with a capacity of about 42 gallons, used for shipping liquids such as wine or oil.

The merchant ordered a tierce of olive oil to be delivered to the market.

A third part or division, often used in the context of dividing something into three equal parts.

The estate was divided into a tierce for each of the three heirs.

In fencing, the third defensive position or parry, protecting the upper outside line.

She replied to the lunge with a quick parry in tierce.

An organ stop, normally of 1 3/5-foot pitch, sounding a major third above the fundamental note.

The bright tierce added a distinctive colour to the organ's mixture.

tierceadjective

Relating to or contained in a tierce; third in order.

The wine was aged in tierce barrels for a softer flavour.