Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


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
    - overdress, dress up, fig out [informal], fig up [informal], deck up, gussy up [N. Amer, informal], fancy up [informal], trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, get up, rig out, tog up [informal], tog out [informal], doll up [informal]

Derived forms: attiring, attires, attired

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

Encyclopedia: Attire