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The definition of attire is to wear elegant or expensive clothing.

(verb)

Wearing a fancy dress is an example of to attire.

Attire is defined as clothing.

(noun)

A tuxedo is an example of formal attire.

See attire in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb attired, attiring

to dress, esp. in fine garments; clothe; array

Origin: ME atiren < OFr atirier, to put in order, arrange < a tire, in a row, in order; a (L ad), to + tire, order, row, dress: see tier

noun

clothes, esp. fine or rich apparel; finery

See attire in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb at·tired, at·tir·ing, at·tires

To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments.

noun

Clothing or array; apparel.
The antlers of a deer.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English atiren

Origin: , from Old French atirier

Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + tire, order, rank; see tier¹

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