attire

(ə-tīr')
tr.v., -tired, -tir·ing, -tires.
To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments.

n.

1. Clothing or array; apparel.
2. The antlers of a deer.

[Middle English atiren, from Old French atirier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + tire, order, rank; see tier¹.]

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verb

1. To put clothes on: apparel, clothe, dress, garb, garment, invest. Informal tog. See put on/take off.
2. To dress in formal or special clothing: array, deck, dress up, prank. Informal trick out (or up). Slang doll up. See order/disorder, plain/fancy, put on/take off.

noun

1. Articles worn to cover the body: apparel, clothes, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment. Informal dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural). Slang thread (used in plural). See put on/take off.
2. Showy and elaborate clothing or apparel: array, finery, frippery, regalia. See put on/take off.

n

Definition: clothing
Antonyms: nakedness

v

Definition: clothe
Antonyms: disrobe

IN BRIEF: Fancy clothes and accessories.

Mrs. Swanson always wore her finest attire to club meetings.

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• Clothing in General - attire: clothing, esp. finery

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klædedragt, påklædning
v. tr. - klæde sig, iføre sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) uitdossen, kledij, tooi

Français (French)
n. - vêtements (npl), habits (npl), tenue, atours (hum)
v. tr. - vêtir, parer de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kleidung
v. - kleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιβολή, αμφίεση
v. - ντύνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
abbigliamento, costume

idioms:

• mourning attire    abiti da lutto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - traje (m), ornato (m), roupa (f), armação (f) do veado
v. - vestir, adornar

idioms:

• mourning attire    traje (m) de luto

Русский (Russian)
наряд, одеяние

idioms:

• mourning attire    траурная одежда

Español (Spanish)
n. - traje, atavío
v. tr. - trajear, ataviar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kläder, dräkt
v. - kläda, skruda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衣着, 服装, 盛装, 使穿衣, 装饰, 打扮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣著, 服裝, 盛裝
v. tr. - 使穿衣, 裝飾, 打扮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 옷 차림새, 성장
v. tr. - 을 입히다, 을 치장하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 装い, 雄鹿の枝角
v. - 装う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملابس مزخرفه, فرنا الأيل (فعل) يكسو, يزين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בגדים יפים, תלבושת רשמית, בגדים‬
v. tr. - ‮הלביש בבגדים יפים או בתלבושת רשמית‬

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