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Attire

//əˈtaɪɚ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes. countable, uncountable

    "He was wearing his formal attire."

  2. 2
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion wordnet
  3. 3
    The single horn of a goat, deer or stag. countable, uncountable

    "The latter sign, however, may have some heraldic significance, as Larwood and Hotten mention a London token of 1666 on which a horseshoe is represented within a pair of antlers or deer's attires."

Verb
  1. 1
    To clothe or adorn. transitive

    "We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression."

  2. 2
    put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.

Etymology 2

The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.

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