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Tier
Ti′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, ties.
Ti′er
,Noun.
[See
Tire
a headdress.] A chold’s apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore.
[Written also
tire
.] Tier
,Noun.
[Perhaps fr. OF. ,
tire
, F. tire
; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziarī
ornament, G. zier
, AS. tīr
glory, tiér
row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer
to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire
, Verb.
T.
Tire
a headdress, but also Tirade
.] A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another;
as, a
. tier
of seats in a theaterTiers of a cable
, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled.