\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.