What does "tier" mean?
Tier: One who, or that which, ties.
Additional senses
- 2.A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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