Attire
[ə'taɪə]
Definition
(noun.) clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; 'formal attire'; 'battle dress'.
Edited by Joanne--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
(n.) Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
(n.) The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.
(n.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.
Editor: Noreen
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Dress, clothe, array, apparel, rig, robe, enrobe, accoutre, equip, fit out, TRICK OUT.
n. Dress, clothes, clothing, apparel, raiment, ARRAY, habit, garb, gear, costume, habiliment, vesture, vestment, outfit, suit, accoutrement, equipment, toilet, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, wardrobe.
Inputed by Ezra
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Robes, garments, clothing, vestments, habiliment, habit, raiment, clothes,garb, apparel, accoutrement, livery, uniform, costume
ANT:Nudity, divestment, exposure, denudation, bareness, disarray, dishabille,tatters, rags, patches, shreds
Checked by Laurie
Definition
v.t. to dress array or adorn: to prepare.—n. dress: any kind of covering even the plants that clothe the soil: (Shak.) a dress or costume.—ns. Attire′ment Attir′ing.
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Examples
- She thought the praise not warm enough, and proceeded to direct attention to the various decorative points of her attire. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I had seen her last in elegant evening attire. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They seem for the most part shabby in attire, dingy of linen, lovers of billiards and brandy, and cigars and greasy ordinaries. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I will attire my Jane in satin and lace, and she shall have roses in her hair; and I will cover the head I love best with a priceless veil. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He felt the challenge in her very attire-she challenged the whole world. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- You could have wished her attire of a newer fashion. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With this apostrophe Mr Fledgeby appropriately proceeded to divest himself of his Turkish garments, and invest himself with Christian attire. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A mild-looking, cleanly-attired young woman opened the door. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It ran as follows: Wanted, a woman of good address, attired like a lady. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He turned from this young lady, who was gaily, not to say gorgeously attired, in a red gown, green boots, and yellow curl-papers, to the other female. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The sisters were both attired in spotless white. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But Madame Olenska, heedless of tradition, was attired in a long robe of red velvet bordered about the chin and down the front with glossy black fur. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I attended the funeral, with becoming dignity, attired in the deepest mourning. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- That discreet damsel was attired as usual, except that she was now engaged in substituting for her green kid gloves a pair of white. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I say, Becky, cried Rawdon Crawley out of his dressing-room, to his lady, who was attiring herself for dinner in her own chamber. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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