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TIERED
tiered
(adjective) having or arranged in tiers; “a tiered mound”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
tiered
simple past tense and past participle of tier
Adjective
tiered (comparative more tiered, superlative most tiered)
Having or made of tiers
Anagrams
• dieter, erdite, re-edit, reedit, retied, reĂ«dit
Source: Wiktionary
TIER
Ti"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, ties.
Ti"er, n. Etym: [See Tire a headdress.]
Definition: A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]
Tier, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziari ornament, G. zier, AS. tir glory, tiér row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Attire, v. t., Tire a headdress, but also Tirade.]
Definition: 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 Edition
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