From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tire \Tire\, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See
{Attire}.]
1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] "Having rich tire about you."
--Shak.
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2. A covering for the head; a headdress.
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On her head she wore a tire of gold. --Spenser.
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3. A child's apron, covering the breast and having no
sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
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4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] "The tire of war."
--Philips.
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5. [Probably the same word, and so called as being an attire
or covering for the wheel.] 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}.
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Note: The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the
fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or
railroad-car wheel is a heavy hoop of iron or steel
shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The wheel of
a bicycle or road vehicle (automobile, motorcyle,
truck) has a tire of rubber, which is typically hollow
inside and inflated with air to lessen the shocks from
bumps on uneven roads.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tyre \Tyre\, n. [Tamil tayir.]
Curdled milk. [India]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
tyre \tyre\, n.
Same as 2nd {tire}, n., sense 5. [British spelling]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tyre \Tyre\, n. & v.
Attire. See 2d and 3d {Tire}. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tyre \Tyre\, v. i.
To prey upon. See 4th {Tire}. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tyre
n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea;
formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn:
{Sur}, {Tyre}]
2: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made
of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn: {tire},
{tyre}]
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