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Pronunciation : Ti"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who, or that which, ties.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ti"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Tire a headdress.]
Definition : Defn: A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tier
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziari ornament, G. zier, AS. tir glory, ti?r row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., Tire a headdress, but also Tirade.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913