attired

Variant of attire

attire definition

at·tire (ə tīr′)

transitive verb attired -·tired′, attiring -·tir′·ing

to dress, esp. in fine garments; clothe; array

Etymology: ME atiren < OFr atirier, to put in order, arrange < a tire, in a row, in order; a (L ad), to + tire, order, row, dress: see tier

noun

clothes, esp. fine or rich apparel; finery

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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