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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: Tier

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.]
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Tier \Tier\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of
Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar[=i] ornament, G. zier, AS.
t[=i]r glory, ti['e]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.
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Tiers of a cable, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a
cable, laid one within another when coiled.
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Tier \Ti"er\, n.
One who, or that which, ties.
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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: tier

tier
n 1: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
"lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level]
2: any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
3: a worker who ties something [syn: tier up]
4: something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to
the yard with tiers"
5: one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier
of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"