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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#m1)

2) verb (formal, old use): To dress someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x1)
- The knight was attired in shining armour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x2)
- Sports attire must be worn in PE. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x3)
- Her attire was perfect for the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x4)
- Beach attire is not allowed in the restaurant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x5)
- The guests arrived in fancy attire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x6)
- Nothing could have been more splendid than the ambassador’s attire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#x7)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.59/)
- [And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.186/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «attire» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.