Definitions for: Tier


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



Webster (1913) Definition: Ti"er, n.
One who, or that which, ties.


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.]


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.

Synonyms: grade, level, tier up

See Also: A level, challenger, college level, competition, competitor, contender, layer, O level, rank, rival, rope, worker

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