attire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
He was wearing his formal attire.
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(countable, uncountable) The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.
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.
1887, Miller Christy, The Trade Signs of Essex: A Popular Account of the Origin and Meanings of the Public House & Other Signs Now Or Formerly Found in the County of Essex, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| attires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unattire · disattire · attirement · reattire
Relateds
Translations (51)
bg облекло (one's dress or clothes) · pl strój (one's dress or clothes) · kk киім (one's dress or clothes) · cs šat (one's dress or clothes) · de Anzug (one's dress or clothes) · xdq палта́р (one's dress or clothes) · pl róg (heraldry: single horn) · tr kıyafet (one's dress or clothes) · nn antrekk (one's dress or clothes) · la vestītus (one's dress or clothes) · grc ἐσθής (one's dress or clothes) · bg премяна (one's dress or clothes) · nb antrekk (one's dress or clothes) · es atuendo (one's dress or clothes) · da beklædning (one's dress or clothes) · ga gabháil (one's dress or clothes) · ro îmbrăcăminte (one's dress or clothes) · tr elbise (one's dress or clothes) · gl traxe (one's dress or clothes) · ru фо́рма одежды (one's dress or clothes) · es indumentaria (one's dress or clothes) · it abbigliamento (one's dress or clothes) · pl ubiór (one's dress or clothes) · sh odjeća (one's dress or clothes) · ko 의상 (one's dress or clothes) · fi asu (one's dress or clothes) · de Tracht (one's dress or clothes) · he מַחְלָצָה (one's dress or clothes) · fi sarvi (heraldry: single horn) · pt traje (one's dress or clothes) · fa جامه (one's dress or clothes) · ru одея́ние (one's dress or clothes) · tr giysi (one's dress or clothes) · ru оде́жда (one's dress or clothes) · sv hjortdjurshorn (heraldry: single horn) · sh nošnja (one's dress or clothes) · es vestimenta (one's dress or clothes) · tr esvap (one's dress or clothes) · hi परिधान (one's dress or clothes) · bg одеяние (one's dress or clothes) · ps کالي (one's dress or clothes) · de Kleidung (one's dress or clothes) · mi pakikau (one's dress or clothes) · de Aufzug (one's dress or clothes) · es atavío (one's dress or clothes) · ru облаче́ние (one's dress or clothes) · cs háv (one's dress or clothes) · cs úbor (one's dress or clothes) · it palco (heraldry: single horn) · mk о́блека (one's dress or clothes) · tr kılık (one's dress or clothes)