I. əˈtī(ə)r, aˈ-, -īə transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English attiren, from Old French atirier, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + -tirier (from tire order, rank, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tīr glory, Old High German ziari adorned, Old Norse tīrr glory); akin to Lithuanian dyrėti to gaze, Tocharian A tiri manner, Latin deus god — more at deity
1. : to put garments on : dress , array
a shabby look, common to all thus attired
attired himself in a gray business suit
2. : to clothe in fancy or rich garments : adorn
attired in the huge black cloak and the large black hat which he always affected — Osbert Sitwell
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from attiren to attire
1. : dress , clothing , clothes
the usual attire of a gentleman — W.M.Thackeray
his unfashionable attire and clumsy manners — A.C.Cole
especially : splendid or decorative clothing
the king in his royal attire
2. : the antlers or antlers and scalp of a stag or buck
3. obsolete : dress , garment , headdress , ornament — usually used in plural
4. : something felt to dress or adorn
the sparkling attire of trees after a snowstorm