attire
See also: attiré
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).
Pronunciation
Noun
attire (countable and uncountable, plural attires)
- (clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
- He was wearing his formal attire.
- (heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
Translations
one's dress or clothes
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heraldry: single horn
Verb
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- (transitive) To clothe or adorn.
- 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
to dress or garb
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French
Verb
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
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- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
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- en:Clothing
- en:Heraldic charges
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