attire

[At*tire·]

The noun attire is just a formal way to say "outfit." And if you’re going outside in the middle of a blizzard, your attire should include more than a bathing suit and flip flops.

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To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

Noun
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

Verb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"


v. t.
To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

n.
Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.

n.
The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.

n.
The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.


Attire

At*tire" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attired ; p. pr. & vb. n. Attiring.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF. atirier; '85 (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziar'c6, G. zier, ornament, zieren to adorn. Cf. Tire a headdress.] To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
Finely attired in a robe of white.
With the linen miter shall he be attired.

Attire

At*tire", n. 1. Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
Earth in her rich attire.
I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire.
Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire?
2. The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck. 3. (Bot.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla. [Obs.] Johnson.

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.

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Usage Examples

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

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