regalia

noun

ri-ˈgāl-yə How to pronounce regalia (audio)
Definition of regalianext
as in attire
dressy clothing was impressed with the regalia of the women at the ball

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Recent Examples of regalia That the game featured two countries with cultural and legal prohibitions against gay people made his presence in full rainbow regalia of a bucket hat, button-up shirt and shoes even more important. — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 27 June 2026 Decked out in full Carolina regalia, he and his teammates could be seen whooping it up after every goal. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026 Brandon also participated in ceremonial dances and wore traditional regalia. — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 22 June 2026 Princess Kate and her children rode in a carriage together during the parade while Prince William rode horseback in his military regalia alongside Prince Edward and Princess Anne. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Hostler said questions about tribal regalia often come up during graduation season. — Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 June 2026 If the Knicks are playing Memphis on an icy night in February, Spike’s there in full Spike regalia. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 Kent & Curwen’s fall 2026 collection, which showed at Westminster School in London in April, was an ode to the posh English collegiate look, full of tennis and cricket sweaters, tweed jackets, and knitwear that sparkled with brooches resembling military regalia. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 May 2026 Enthralled by Felipe Rose, a go-go boy decked out in Native American regalia at the Anvil, a notorious gay Manhattan disco, Morali applied that approach to his next conceptual act, Village People. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regalia
  1. attire
  2. costume
  3. finery
  4. apparel
Noun
  • The couple’s attire, along with performances by A-list singers, is believed to have added another $2 million to their bill.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 10 July 2026
  • Will’s obsessive, put-upon mother, Susan (Tandi Wright), belittles Alice, dresses her down for her attire at the funeral, and forces her to wear heels that don’t fit, leaving her feet bloody.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of attire
Noun
  • Indian star couturier and Bollywood costume designer Manish Malhotra made his debut on the Paris couture calendar this season.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The costume design course was announced earlier this year, alongside the appointment of three-time Oscar-winning costumer designer Sandy Powell as its ambassador.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of costume
Noun
  • People love to fantasize about clothes, to imagine what their own bodies might feel like encased in finery or outfitted in some outré style.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • My family saw plenty of dancing, impromptu music jams and people kitted out in their national finery.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of finery
Noun
  • You could be forgiven for mistaking the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for an apparel brand that also operates trains and buses on the side.
    — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
  • The business is timely, especially given new rules in the European Union that are set to kick in on July 19, which will ban large companies from destroying unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of apparel

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