attire
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See also attiré
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
attire (plural attires)
- One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
- He was wearing his formal attire.
- (heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
habit or dress
Translations [edit]
one's dress or clothes
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Verb [edit]
attire (third-person singular simple present attires, present participle attiring, simple past and past participle attired)
- 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.
Translations [edit]
to dress or garb
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
attire
- first-person singular present indicative of attirer
- third-person singular present indicative of attirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of attirer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of attirer
- second-person singular imperative of attirer
