TIERCET

Etymology

Noun

tiercet (plural tiercets)

(poetry) A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.

Source: Wiktionary


Tier"cet, n. Etym: [F. tercet. See Tercet.] (Pros.)

Definition: A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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