English Dictionary: Tier | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tier \Ti"er\, n. [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}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tier \Tier\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar[c6] ornament, G. zier, AS. t[c6]r glory, ti[82]r row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. {Attire}, v. 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 theater. {Tiers of a cable}, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tier \Ti"er\, n. One who, or that which, ties. |