n. | 1. | A tier, row, or rank. See Tier. |
| 1. | Attire; apparel. |
| 2. | A covering for the head; a headdress. |
| 3. | A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier. |
| 4. | Furniture; apparatus; equipment. |
| 5. | A ring, hoop or band, as of rubber or metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear. In Britain, spelled tyre. |
v. t. | 1. | To adorn; to attire; to dress. |
v. i. | 1. | To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. |
| 2. | To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything. |
| 1. | To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires. |
v. t. | 1. | To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. |