attire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
  2. The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.
verb
  1. To clothe or adorn.

Pronunciation

/əˈtaɪɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-attire.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-attire.wav

Word forms

attire attires attiring attired

Etymology

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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