(tir) noun
A rank or row in a series of things placed one above another.
—v.t. & v.i. To place or rise in tiers. ♦ Homophone: tear. [Earlier tire <OF, a sequence <tirer draw, elongate]

(tī′ər) noun
1. One who or that which ties; also, that used for or in tying.
2. A child's apron.