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Noun: attire  u'tI(-u)r
  1. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
    "formal attire";
    - garb, dress
Verb: attire  u'tI(-u)r
  1. Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
    "She attired herself in her finest dress for the ball";
    - dress up, fig out [informal], fig up [informal], gussy up [N. Amer, informal], fancy up [informal], trick up, trick out, get up, rig out, tog up [informal], tog out [informal], doll up [informal]

Derived forms: attired, attires, attiring

Type of: article of clothing, clothing, dress, duds [informal], get dressed, habiliment [archaic], threads [informal], togs [informal], vesture [archaic], wear, wearable

Encyclopedia: Attire