attire

plural attires

1. countableuncountablebusinessOne's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

   He was wearing his formal attire.

2. countableuncountablegovernmentThe 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.

   1887, Miller Christy, The Trade Signs of Essex: A Popular Account of the Origin and Meanings of the Public House & Other Signs Now Or Formerly Found in the County of Essex, page 51

present singular third person attires · participle present attiring · participle past attired · past attired

1. transitiveTo clothe or adorn.

   He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.

   1 more example

   We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.

   Synonyms: dight, don, dress