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• Tierce — Tierce, n. [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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tierce — noun /ˈtɪəs,ˈtɪɚs,ˈtɜːs/ a) 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. Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re enacted that the tun… …   Wiktionary

• tierce — /tears/, n. 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. Eccles. the third of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed… …   Universalium

• tierce — [tɪəs] noun 1》 another term for terce. 2》 Music an organ stop sounding two octaves and a major third above the pitch of the diapason. 3》 (in piquet) a sequence of three cards of the same suit. 4》 Fencing the third of eight parrying positions. 5》… …   English new terms dictionary

• tierce — [[t]tɪərs[/t]] n. 1) wam 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) gam (in piquet) a sequence of three cards of the same suit 4) Obs. a third • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• tierce — /tɪəs/ (say tears), /tɜs/ (say ters) noun 1. an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons or 159 litres. 2. a cask or vessel holding this quantity. 3. Also, terce. Ecclesiastical the third of the seven… …  

• tierce — n. 1 Eccl. = TERCE. 2 Mus. an interval of two octaves and a major third. 3 a sequence of three cards. 4 Fencing a the third of eight parrying positions. b the corresponding thrust. 5 archaic a a former wine measure of one third of a pipe. b a… …   Useful english dictionary

• barrel —    1. (bbl or brl or bl)    a commercial unit of volume used to measure liquids such as beer and wine.    The official U. S. definition of the barrel is 31.5 gallons, which is about 4.211 cubic feet or 119.24 liters. This unit is the same as the… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Ben Jonson — Infobox Writer name = Ben Jonson caption = Ben Jonson by Abraham Blyenberch, 1617. birthdate = 11 June 1572 birthplace = Westminster, London, England deathdate = death date|1637|8|6|df=y deathplace = Westminster, London, England occupation =… …   Wikipedia

• modiatio — /mowdiyeysh(iy)ow/ In old English law, a certain duty paid for every tierce of wine …   Black's law dictionary

• modiatio — /mowdiyeysh(iy)ow/ In old English law, a certain duty paid for every tierce of wine …   Black's law dictionary