attire

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈtaɪɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) === Noun === attire (countable and uncountable, plural attires) (clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes. (heraldry) The single horn of a goat, deer or stag. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === attire (third-person singular simple present attires, present participle attiring, simple past and past participle attired) (transitive) To clothe or adorn. ==== Synonyms ==== dight, don, dress; see also Thesaurus:clothe ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === aettir, rattie, ratite, Tiaret == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === attire inflection of attirer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === attéri, étirât, itérât, traite, traité