Attire Definition

ə-tīr

attired, attires, attiring

verb

attired, attires, attiring

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

American Heritage

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

Webster's New World

To dress or garb.

We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.

He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

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noun

attires

Clothing or array; apparel.

American Heritage

Clothes, esp. fine or rich apparel; finery.

Webster's New World

The antlers of a deer.

American Heritage

One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

He was wearing his formal attire.

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(heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.

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Origin of Attire

Middle English atiren from Old French atirier a- to (from Latin ad- ad–) tire order, rank tier¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).

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