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at⋅tire
[uh-tahyuh
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verb, -tired, -tir⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to dress, array, or adorn, esp. for special occasions, ceremonials, etc. |
–noun
| 2. | clothes or apparel, esp. rich or splendid garments. |
| 3. | the horns of a deer. |
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| at·tire (ə-tīr') tr.v. at·tired, at·tir·ing, at·tires To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments. n.
[Middle English atiren, from Old French atirier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + tire, order, rank; see tier1.] |
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Attire
At*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attired; p. pr. & vb. n. Attiring.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF. atirier; [`a] (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziar[=i], G. zier, ornament, zieren to adorn. Cf. Tire a headdress.] To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments. Finely attired in a robe of white. --Shak. With the linen miter shall he be attired. --Lev. xvi. 4.Attire
At*tire"\, n. 1. Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing. Earth in her rich attire. --Milton. I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire. --Shak. Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire? --Jer. ii. 32. 2. The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck. 3. (Bot.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Language Translation for : attire
Spanish:
atavío, traje,
German:
die Kleidung,
Japanese:
衣装
attire (v.)
1297, from O.Fr. atirier "to equip," from a- "to" + tire "order, row, dress" (see tier). The noun is attested from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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