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attire

[uh-tahyuhr]

verb (used with object)

attired, attiring 
  1. to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.



noun

  1. clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.

  2. the horns of a deer.

attire

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verb

  1. (tr) to dress, esp in fine elegant clothes; array

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. clothes or garments, esp if fine or decorative

  2. the antlers of a mature male deer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • reattire verb (used with object)
  • unattired adjective
  • well-attired adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of attire1

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English atiren < Anglo-French atirer, Old French atirier, verbal derivative of a tire into a row or rank ( a- 3, tier 1 ); (noun) Middle English atir < Anglo-French, noun derivative of the v.
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of attire1

C13: from Old French atirier to put in order, from tire row; see tier 1
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A rabbit in full formal attire, prattling on about his tardiness?

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Performance attire now includes sneakers, typographic T-shirts, deconstructed bottoms and even denims.

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Now everyone, directors included, turns up to away matches in club attire.

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Garbed in their Sunday’s best attire, thousands of fans of all ages stepped out for the bucket list-worthy show, which many described as “once in a lifetime.â€

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