attire

«attire» in Mova's school dictionary: Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (attire — uncountable); verb (attire, attired — formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire». tree →

2) verb (formal, old use): To dress someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

Seen on party invitations, school dress codes and in old stories. Everyday: «clothes». Phrases: «formal attire», «smart attire», «attired in».

examples

• The invitation said «formal attire». tree →
• The knight was attired in shining armour. tree →
• Sports attire must be worn in PE. tree →
• Her attire was perfect for the wedding. tree →
• Beach attire is not allowed in the restaurant. tree →
• The guests arrived in fancy attire. tree →
• Nothing could have been more splendid than the ambassador’s attire. tree →

note

Uncountable: «his attire», not «an attire». Formal.

In the corpora

• Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
• And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «attire» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.