attire

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈtaɪə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Noun

attire (countable and uncountable, plural attires)

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

   He was wearing his formal attire.

2. (heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.

Verb

attire (third-person singular simple present attires, present participle attiring, simple past and past participle attired)

1. To dress or garb.

   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.

Anagrams

• aettir, ratite

Verb

attire

1. first-person singular present indicative of attirer
2. third-person singular present indicative of attirer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of attirer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of attirer
5. second-person singular imperative of attirer

Anagrams

• attéri, étirât, itérât, traite, traité