tierce

n. குறுமிடா, மிடாவளவில் மூன்றில் ஒருகூறு கொள்ளும் சிறுமிடா, முகத்தலளவைக்கூறு, குறுமிடாவளவு, மூன்று நேர்சீட்டு வரிசை, வாட்போரின் மூன்றன் தடைகாப்புத் தாக்குநிலை, கிறித்தாவத் திருச்சபை வழக்கில் மூன்றாம் நாண்முறை ஓரை வழிபாடு.

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Tierce, n. Etym: [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce, third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See Third, Three, and cf. Terce, Tercet, Tertiary.] 1. 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. 2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment. 3. (Mus.) Defn: The third tone of the scale. See Mediant. 4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major. 5. (Fencing) Defn: A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward. 6. (R. C. Ch.) Defn: The third hour of the day, or nine a.m.; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour. Tier*cé", a. Etym: [F.] (Her.) Defn: Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.

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