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Definition
clothing — especially of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion- formal attire
- de Breze, who was all astonishment at finding that this young man had the audacity to enter before the king in such attire.Dumas, Alexandre -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- And in spite of her extremely plain attire he felt that he would be pleased to sit at table with her.Henry, O. -- The Four Million
- And go we to attire you for our journey.Shakespeare, William -- King Henry VI, Part 2
- Attired in full dress blues, my new Purple Heart pinned on my chest, close to my Trident, I walked into the Oval Office.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- "Excuse my attire," Mom said, "but I plan to change out of my comfy shoes into some dress shoes for dinner."Jeannette Walls -- The Glass Castle
- He looks down at his attire and chuckles.Simone Elkeles -- Perfect Chemistry
- The old orchard wore its holiday attire.Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
- Nothing good could come of our formal attire, of that I was sure.Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
- —Go fetch My best attires;—I am again for Cydnus, To meet Mark Antony:—sirrah, Iras, go.William Shakespeare -- Antony and Cleopatra
- He changed out of his hiking attire and put on the clothes that he had come in, freshly laundered and neatly folded.William P. Young -- The Shack
- And like having the right snacks, for a true adventure, the proper attire is everything.Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
- Just look at your attire—you reek of street trash.Dave Pelzer -- The Lost Boy
- [ARIEL re-enters, singing, and helps to attire PROSPERO.William Shakespeare -- The Tempest
- Nature had given them no inconsiderable share of beauty, and every Sunday dressed them in their cleanest skins and best attire.Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park
- The closeness of the heat in the gulf had been most oppressive, and the crew were used to seeing me wandering in that airy attire.Joseph Conrad -- The Secret Sharer
- From the costly simplicity of her attire, I deduced at once that she belonged to the upper strata of society.Agatha Christie -- Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
- He took off his soutane, beneath which he was wearing close-fitting breeches and a cloth waistcoat, and began changing his attire.Baroness Orczy -- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- My Nan shall be the Queen of all the Fairies, Finely attired in a robe of white.William Shakespeare -- The Merry Wives of Windsor
attire = clothing