TRICE


Meaning of TRICE in English

trice /traɪs/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: trice 'pull' (14-15 centuries) , from trice 'to pull' (14-21 centuries) , from Middle Dutch trisen ]

in a trice British English old-fashioned very quickly or soon:

He should be here in a trice.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.