tire noun an apron worn by a young girl to keep her dress clean CANADA This very old word – Shakespeare often used it – is still in use in Nova Scotia.
“When I was a small child, my little apron, worn to protect my dress from spills, was always called a tire.” My aunt Anna said, “I had tires. All the little girls around here wore tires. Adults had aprons.” — Harry Bruce, DownHome, p. 109, 1988