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attire
[ uh-tahyuhr ]
verb (used with object)
- to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
noun
- clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- the horns of a deer.
attire
/ əˈtaɪə /
verb
- tr to dress, esp in fine elegant clothes; array
noun
- clothes or garments, esp if fine or decorative
- the antlers of a mature male deer
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Other Words From
- reat·tire verb (used with object) reattired reattiring
- unat·tired adjective
- well-at·tired adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attire1
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Example Sentences
There are also multiple vectors of cool, each defined by distinctive attire.
By 1915, mourning attire had begun to draw more attention to the mourner than to the deceased, drawing critics to the practice.
From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends.
But in one area, they seem to have regressed: bathing attire is starting to look positively Victorian.
He had traded his convict uniform for civilian attire, though he still had on prison-issue footwear.
And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.
When he bent his elbows the sleeves flew up his arms, and these wristers became the most conspicuous thing in his whole attire.
His attire, from the square-pointed collar down to the neat black brogues, was spotless.
There seems to be no sufficient reason for explaining it by 'necklace' or 'gorget,' as if it were a separable article of attire.
The town itself was still in holiday attire in honor of its royal guest of the preceding day.
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