Tier

Part of speech: noun (n.)

One who, or that which, ties.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also tire.]

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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.