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attire

Pronunciation: /əˈtʌɪə/

formal or literary
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Definition of attire

noun

[mass noun]
  • clothes, especially fine or formal ones:the usually sober attire of British security service personnel

verb

(be attired)
  • be dressed in clothes of a specified kind:Lady Agatha was attired in an elaborate evening gown (as adjective, with submodifier attired)stylishly attired teenagers in stonewashed jeans

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French atirier, atirer 'equip', from a tire 'in order', of unknown origin

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