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noun
1.
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
2.
a cask or vessel holding this quantity.
3.
Also, terce. Ecclesiastical. the third of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the third hour of the day (or 9 a.m.).
4.
Fencing. the third of eight defensive positions.
5.
EXPANDPiquet. a sequence of three cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, and queen (tierce major), or a king, queen, and jack (tierce minor).
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. a third or third part.
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Tierce
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| tierce (tɪəs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a variant of terce |
| 2. | the third of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing |
| 3. | cards a sequence of three cards in the same suit |
| 4. | an obsolete measure of capacity equal to 42 wine gallons |
| [C15: from Old French, feminine of tiers third, from Latin tertius] | |
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tierce
"old unit of measure equal to one-third of a pipe (42 gallons)," 1530s, from O.Fr., from L. tertia, fem. of tertius "a third," from base of tres "three." Also used in Eng. for "a third part" (1490s), and "the third hour of the canonical day" (ending at 9 a.m.), late 14c.
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