attire
nomverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- //əˈtaɪɚ//
One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
nom
- 1
One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
He was wearing his formal attire.
- 2
The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.
The latter sign, however, may have some heraldic significance, as Larwood and Hotten mention a London token of 1666 on which a horseshoe is represented within a pair of antlers or deer's attires.
Étymologie
The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.
verbe
- 1
To clothe or adorn.
We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.
Formes
- pluriel
- attires
- passé
- attired
- participe passé
- attired
- participe présent
- attiring
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- attires
attire · One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
attitude · The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.attorney · A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal…attract · To pull toward without touching.