Tiercelet

terslet, n. A male hawk or falcon. [LL. tertiolus, L. tertius, — because the 3d_in the nest said to be a male.] — Tier ceroon', ters-roon', n. The offspring of a mulatto and a white. — Tier'- cet. ter'- or ter' set, n. (Poetry.) A triplet; 3 lines rhyming together. — Tiers-.tat. te-arz'a'ta', n. The 3d estate, or commonalty, in France, answering to the commons in Great "Britain, — disting. the nobles and clergy. [F.] Tiff, n. Liquor, or rather a small draught of liquor; a of anger or peevishne . [ProvE., a draught of drink, eating or drinking at unusual hours.] — Tiffin, The Anglo-Indian word for lunch. Tiger, ti'ger, A fierce and rapacious carnivorous animal, of fawn color striped with black, found in the warmer parts of Asia, chiefly in India, and the Indian islands a fierce, blood thirsty person a servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistre a kind of growl or screech, after cheering. [F. tigre, L. and Gr. tigris, said to be named swiftne , Zend, tighri, Per. an arrow, Skr. «s*j^ ^t * s tigmata, flying swiftlv.]— American tiger. The bengal liger. jaguar. — Ti'ger-cat, n. A carnivorous animal resembling the tiger, but of smaller size, as the ocelot. lil/y, n. A species of lily having spotted flowers. — Ti'gre , n. The female of the tiger. — Ti'grish, a. Resembling a tiger. Tight, a. Firmly held together compact; close, so as not to admit the pa age of fluid; not leaky: close so as not to admit the entrance of air fitting close to the body; not ragged; whole; neat; not slack or loose; taut, —applied to a rope extended or stretched out somewhat intoxicated pre ing or stringent. [Ic. thettr, tight, not leaking, Dan. tkt, tight, close, dense, taut, water-tight, Ic. thetta, Dan. to tighten; G. dicht, D. dight, compact, L. tectus, covered, Gr. stektos, roofed, E. thatch, taut.]— Tight' ly, adv. In a tight manner closelv. — Tightne , n. — Tights, n. pi. Tight-fitting flesh-colored clothes worn by actors, etc. — Tight'en, tlt'n, ». [-ened (-nd). -eking.] To draw tighter, straighten, make more close in any manner. or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. 632 TIKE 612