Tier
Tier , noun
One who, or that which, ties.
Tier , noun
[See Tire a headdress.]
A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore.
Tier , noun
[Perhaps from Old French tire, French tire; probably of Teutonic origin; compare Old High German ziarī ornament, German zier, Anglo-Saxon tīr glory, tiér row, rank. But compare also French tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Compare Attire, transitive verb, 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.
Collocations (1)
Tiers of a cable , the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a cable, laid one within another when coiled.