trice

trice  (trs)

n.

A very short period of time; an instant: came back in a trice.

tr.v. triced, tric·ing, tric·es Nautical

To hoist and secure with a rope: trice a sail.

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[From Middle English (at a) trise, at one pull, from trisen, to hoist, from Middle Dutch trsen, from trse, pulley. V., from Middle English trisen.]

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trice¹

n

moment; instant (esp in the phrase in a trice)

[C15 (in the phrase at or in a trice, in the sense: at one tug): apparent substantive use of trice²]

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trice²

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr; often foll by up) Nautical to haul up or secure

[from Middle Dutch trīsen, from trīse pulley]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trice - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
Verb	1.	trice - raise with a line; "trice a window shade" trice up lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	trice - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope trice up hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

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trice

noun moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, instant, tick (Brit. informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), twinkling of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) She was back in a trice.

Translations

trice [traɪs] N in a trice → en un santiamén

trice [ˈtraɪs] n
in a trice → en un clin d'œil

trice¹

n (Brit) in a trice → im Handumdrehen, im Nu

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trice²

vt (Naut: also trice up) sail → aufholen

trice [traɪs] n in a trice (Brit) (fam) → in un batter d'occhio, in un attimo