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attire

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈtaɪɝ// UK //ɐtˈaɪə// at·tire

n. clothes, especially formal or special ones worn for a specific occasion.

n. clothing or dress, particularly when formal, distinctive, or appropriate for a specific occasion.


SIMPLE

She wore elegant attire to the wedding.

CONTEXTUAL

The invitation specified formal attire, so he put on a dark suit and tie.

COMPLEX

The museum's strict dress code required modest attire, ensuring that visitors respected the solemn atmosphere of the ancient galleries.

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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”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.

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