Category:Tier

Ti"er, n.

Defn: one who, or that which, ties.

Tier Ti"er, n. Etym: [see tire a headdress.]

Defn: a chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied With tape or cord; a pinafore. [written also tire.]

Tier Tier, n. Etym: [perhaps fr. Of. tire, f. tire; probably of teutonic Origin; cf. Ohg. ziari ornament, g. zier, as. tir glory, tiér row, Rank. But cf. also f. tirer to draw, pull; of teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., Tire a headdress, but also tirade.]

Defn: 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 theater. Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid One within another when coiled.