trice Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant; wink; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; jiffy; heartbeat; split second.
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
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verb raise with a line
trice up.
- trice a window shade
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verb hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
trice up.
WordNet
Trice transitive verb
Etymology
OE.Definitions
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To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. Obs.Out of his seat I will him trice. Chaucer.
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(Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.
Trice noun
Etymology
Sp.Definitions
A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice. "With a trice." Turbervile. " On a trice." Shak.A man shall make his fortune in a trice. Young.