Definition of attire
attired;
attiring
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Examples of attire in a Sentence
men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet
Recent Examples of attire from the Web
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Movement 2018 got underway Saturday afternoon on the riverfront, with early arrivals including the now-standard mix of funkily attired young fans and old-school techno heads.
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Today, the traditional shave and other services (still complete with complimentary shoe shine) are performed by barbers nattily attired in white shirt with monogrammed waistcoat and tie.
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The rest of the ensemble was also airily attired in shorts, tank tops and summer shirts.
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Bucks players Khris Middleton and Marshall Plumlee also were on hand and properly attired.
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Leto arrived to the Met Gala alongside Michele and singer Lana del Rey, a trinity attired entirely in Gucci for the occasion.
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Everybody needs to come attired in some neckwear, too, like a tie, or an ascot, or a scarf or whatever.
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Her sisters, who were similarly attired, weren't allowed to board at all.
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Wichita had a few dozen fans behind the Shockers bench, with the group attired in the school's yellow-and-black colors.
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attire Synonyms
Synonyms
apparel, array, bedeck, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), vesture;
Related Words
cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest;
drape, enswathe, swaddle, swathe, wrap;
accoutre (or accouter), equip, furnish, outfit, tailor, uniform;
Definition of attire
2
: the antlers or antlers and scalp of a stag or buck
Examples of attire in a Sentence
Proper attire is required at the restaurant.
needed some snazzy attire for the job interview
Recent Examples of attire from the Web
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Masafumi Nagasaki had lived in Sotobanari, in a chain of islands near Taiwan, since 1989 and, despite his lack of attire, led a very strict daily routine, according to news.com.au, a website for several Australian newspapers.
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After the Stonewall rebellion in New York in 1969 – violent demonstrations by the gay community against a police raid at the StonewallInn in Greenwich Village – tea dances morphed into T-Dances, where the preferred attire was T-shirts.
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Whether your glam attire is a ball gown or a t-shirt, everyone’s welcome at this event presented by Indy Pride, Inc. 8.
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Guests also didn’t shy away from paying homage to the trilogy in their choice of celebratory opening-night attire.
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Her lack of appropriate attire (her T-shirt is longer than the tiny athletic shorts she'd been arrested in, and still wears three days later in court) doesn't register with any of the corrections officers or other staffers present.
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The Crow's Nest, arguably Anchorage's most elegant eatery, is serving upscale New American cuisine along with unparalleled mountain and inlet views (reservations recommended, attire is business casual; 907-276-6000).
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Matthew believed the shabby attire was part of an act to portray himself as broke.
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Kamp Kourtndall is in session — but the required attire is a little different from the average summer camp uniform.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of attire
see 1attire
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Synonyms
apparel, clothes, clothing, dress, duds, garments, gear, rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds;
Related Words
array, bravery, caparison, finery, gaiety (also gayety), glad rags, pretties, regalia, trim;
costume, ensemble, frock, garb, getup, guise, livery, outfit;
couture, ready-to-wear, tailoring;
activewear, loungewear, outerwear, playwear, sportswear;
nightclothes, sleepwear, smallclothes, underclothes, underwear;
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Definition of attire for Students
attired;
attiring
: to put clothes and especially special or fine clothes on
- The dancers attired themselves in colorful costumes.
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