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at·tire I. \əˈtī(ə)r, aˈ-, -īə\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English attiren, from Old French atirier, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -tirier (from tire order, rank, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tīr glory, Old High German ziari adorned, Old Norse tīrr glory); akin to Lithuanian dyrėti to gaze, Tocharian A tiri manner, Latin deus god — more at deity 1. : to put garments on : dress, array < a shabby look, common to all thus attired > < attired himself in a gray business suit > 2. : to clothe in fancy or rich garments : adorn < attired in the huge black cloak and the large black hat which he always affected — Osbert Sitwell > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from attiren to attire 1. : dress, clothing, clothes < the usual attire of a gentleman — W.M.Thackeray > < his unfashionable attire and clumsy manners — A.C.Cole > especially : splendid or decorative clothing < the king in his royal attire > 2. : the antlers or antlers and scalp of a stag or buck 3. obsolete : dress, garment, headdress, ornament — usually used in plural 4. : something felt to dress or adorn < the sparkling attire of trees after a snowstorm > |