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attire

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at⋅tire

  [uh-tahyuhr] 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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Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME atiren < AF atirer, OF atirier, v. deriv. of a tire into a row or rank (see a- 3 , tier 1 ); (n.) ME atir < AF, n. deriv. of the v.
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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.  

  1. Clothing or array; apparel.

  2. The antlers of a deer.


[Middle English atiren, from Old French atirier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + tire, order, rank; see tier1.]
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Word Origin & History

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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