1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] "Having rich tire about you." Shak.
2. A covering for the head; a headdress. On her head she wore a tire of gold. Spenser.
3. A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] "The tire of war." Philips.
5. Etym: [Probably the same word, and so called as being an attire or covering for the wheel.]
Defn: A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.
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 has a tire of India rubber.
TIRE
Tire, v. t.
Defn: To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.]
[Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.
TIRE Tire, v. i. Etym: [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to rend. See Tirade.]