Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tier \Ti"er\, n.
One who, or that which, ties.
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[=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.
{Tiers of a cable}, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a
cable, laid one within another when coiled.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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"
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