tie2 (ti)

[Also tye; [Prov. Eng. in both senses.] tie-bar (tī'bär), n. A bar which serves as a tie. tie-beam (ti'bēm), n . A horizontal timber connecting two principal rafters, for the purpose of preventing the walls from being pushed out by the thrust of the roof, or for tying together other parts of a structure. When placed above the bottom of the rafters it is called a collar beam. See cut under curb-roof. tieboy (tī'boi), n. A sled: same as go - devil , 3. tie-dogt (ti'dog), n. [ teidogge , tezdoggue ; tie1 + dog . ] A fierce dog which it is nece ary to tie up; a bandog. I know the villain is both rough and grim; But as a tie - dog I will muzzle him. Death of R. Earl of Hunting don (1601). ( Nares .) 2. A cravat, usually a simple one knotted in tiegot, n. [Abbr. of vertigo , as formerly ac front; a necktie. IMG:content-0410.png:[blocks in formation] The secret of the world is the tie between person and Emerson, Conduct of Life. event. 5. In construction, any rod or beam serving to counteract a pulling or tensile strain, to hold the parts together, to equalize opposing thrusts, or to transfer strains from one part of a structure to another. It is used, for instance, in bridges, to fasten the parts together and resist strains of tension; and in roofs, to take the thrust from a pair of rafters, and, by opposing one to the other, to prevent the roof from spreading. It is opposed to a strut, or a member serving to hold different members of a structure apart. See cuts under car - truck, king - post, and pilework. 6. On railroads, one of a series of beams, commonly of wood, laid on a permanent way and bedded in the ballast, on which are laid the rails to form the track. These ties are sometimes made of iron or stone, and in a variety cented vertigo.] Vertigo; dizzine . I am shrewdly troubled with a tie go Here in my head. Fletcher and Mas singer , Very Woman, iv. 3. tiemannite (tē'man-īt), n. [Named after the discoverer, Tiemann .] Native mercuric selenide, usually occurring ma ive, of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, rarely in crystals resembling those of sphalerite. A main carline. tie-plate (tī'plāt), n. tier1 (ti'er), n. [ Where well-drilled urchins, each behind his tire , Waited in ranks the wished command to fire. Lowell, Biglow Papers, 1st ser., Int. 3. In entom., same as leaf - tier . tier2 (ter), n. [Formerly also tire , tyre, also teer (orig. pron. ter, then tir, besides tēr retained to accord with the F., and spelled tier perhaps in simulation of the form of pier ); tire , a course, continuance of a course, a draught, pull, stroke, hit (= It. tiro , a draught, pull, stroke, hit, etc.), tirer , draw: see tire2 . Perhaps confused with OF. tiere , tieiere , row, rank, order, = Pr. tier a , teira , a row (also adornment, attire: see tire4 ). The AS. tiér , appar. meaning a row or series, occurs but once, and is of doubtful status. The words spelled tire and tier are much involved as to form and senses.] 1. A row; a rank, particularly when two or more rows are placed one above another: as, a tier of seats in a theater; the old three-decked war-ships had three tiers tierras of guns on each side, the upper, middle, and lower tiers. The hospital of Saint Helena is a magnificent fabric; the gates are built with a tier of white marble and a tier of red alternately, having sheets of lead placed between the stones. Pococke , Description of the East, II. i. 10. I at last caught at a boat moored, one of a tier of boats at a causeway. Dickens , Our Mutual Friend, ii. 13. 2. In organ - building, same as rank2, 1 (c).Ground tier. See ground1. - Tiers of a cable, the layers of fakes or windings of a cable, one resting on another when coiled.