attire

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Etymology

From Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier, from a- + tire ("rank"), akin to German Zier and Old Norse tírr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈtaɪɚ/

Noun

attire

1. (clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

   He was wearing his formal attire.

2. (heraldiccharge) The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.

Translations

• German: Anzug, Aufzug, Kleidung, Tracht
• Italian: abbigliamento
• Portuguese: traje
• Russian: оде́жда
• Spanish: atuendo, atavío

Translations

• Italian: palco

Verb

attire (attires, present participle attiring; simple past and past participle attired)

1. (transitive) To clothe or adorn.

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

   He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

Synonyms

• dight, don, dress; see also Thesaurus:clothe

Translations

• German: anziehen, bekleiden, kleiden
• Italian: indossare, portare
• Russian: одева́ть
• Spanish: ataviar

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