Tierce, tērs, n. a cask containing one-third of a pipe—that is, 42 gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (mus.) a third: a thrust, in fencing: (her.) a field tripartitely divided in three different tinctures: the third hour of the day, or the office of that hour, the terce.—ns. Tier′ceron (archit.), in vaulting, a rib springing from the intersection of two other ribs; Tier′cet, a stanza of three rhymed verses, a triplet. [O. Fr. tiers, tierce—L. tertia (pars), a third (part)—tres, three.]
Tiercel, tērs′el, n. a male hawk.—Also Tierce′let. [O. Fr. tiercelet—tiers, tierce, third.]
Tiers état, tyārz ā-tä′, n. the third estate of the realm, the common people in relation to political power. See Estate. [Fr.]
Tiff, tif, v.t. to sip, quaff.—n. a dram.
Tiff, tif, v.t. (obs.) to dress, trick out. [O. Fr. tiffer, atiffer, to adorn; of Teut. origin.]
Tiff, tif, v.i. to be in a pet—-n: a display of irritation, a pet, huff.—Also Tift. [Orig. a sniff. Norw. tev, a drawing in of the breath, teva, to sniff.]
Tiffany, tif′a-ni, n. a silk-like gauze.—adj. made of tiffany, transparent. [Tiff, to adorn.]
Tiffin, tif′in, n. the East Indian name for luncheon.—v.i. Tiff, to take lunch—Tiff′in is less correct. [From Prov. Eng. tiff, a draught of beer.]
Tig, tig, n. a game in which one tries to tag or touch another.
Tig, tig, n. an old four-handed drinking-cup.