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Word entry · 6 letters

attire

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"Clothing"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈtaɪɚ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aeirttStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

Word origin

The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).

Used in a sentence

  • He was wearing his formal attire.
  • The latter sign, however, may have some heraldic significance, as Larwood and Hotten mention a London token of 1666 on which a horseshoe is represented within a pair of antlers or deer's attires.
  • We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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