tier (n.)

"row, rank, range," mid-15c., from Old French tire (13c.) "rank, sequence, order, kind," also "likeness, image; state, condition," probably from tirer "to draw, draw out" (see tirade).

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tirade (n.)

"a long, vehement speech, a 'volley of words,' " 1801, from French tirade "a volley, a shot; a pull; a long speech or passage; a drawing out" (16c.), from tirer "draw out, endure, suffer," or the French noun is perhaps from or influenced by cognate Italian tirata "a volley," from past participle of tirare "to draw." The whole Romanic word group is of uncertain origin. Barnhart suggests it is a shortening of the source of Old French martirer "endure martyrdom" (see martyr).

attire (v.)

c. 1300, atiren, "to fit out, equip; to dress in finery, to adorn," from Old French atirer, earlier atirier "to equip, ready, prepare," from a- "to" (see ad-) + tire "order, row, dress" (see tier). Related: Attired; attiring.

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Definitions of tier

tier (n.)

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;

Synonyms: grade / level

tier (n.)

any one of two or more competitors who tie one another;

tier (n.)

a worker who ties something;

Synonyms: tier up

tier (n.)

something that is used for tying;

the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers

tier (n.)

one of two or more layers one atop another;

tier upon tier of huge casks

a three-tier wedding cake

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