attiren.
/əˈtʌɪə/, U.S. /əˈtaɪ(ə)r/ (With the senses cf. apparel n., array n.)† 1. Equipment of man or horse, outfit for war.† 2. Personal adornment, or decoration; ‘get up’. Also (with plural) an ornament. Obsolete.† 4. Head-dress, head-gear; spec. (in 16–17th centuries) a head-dress of women. Also aphetic tire n.1 Obsolete. (In this sense fancifully connected with tiara.)† 6. The furniture (of a house). Obsolete.† 8. In plants: The name given by Grew to the parts within the floral leaves or corolla, especially the stamens (seminiform attire), and the florets of the disk in Composite flowers (florid attire). Obsolete.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > [noun] > equipment of a man or horse
attire1250
habiliment1490
mounting1699
kit1785
1250 Laȝamon Brut 3275 Mid his fourti cniþtes, and hire hors and hire atyr.
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1147 Alle tristy a-tir þat to batayle longed.
c1440 Sir Isumb. 413 Alle the atyre that felle to a knyghte.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun]
wearing?c1225
guisec1275
attire1382
habita1420
shapea1425
trick1542
fashion1544
trim1579
suit shape1598
garb1608
form1664
toilet1752
macaroni dressa1777
turn-out1812
style1814
set-out1834
get-up1842
rig1843
feather1854
model1859
make-up1883
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxiii. 40 Ourned with wommans atyre [L. mundo muliebri].
1568 Bible (Bishops') Isa. iii. 18 The gorgiousnesse of ye attyre about their feete.
1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. iv. vi. 240 Dressings, bracelets, and attires.
1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. i. 358 Commonly known by her whorish attire: As crisping and curling.
3. † b. (with plural) A dress. Obsolete.
a. Dress, apparel.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun]
clothesc888
hattersOE
shroudc1000
weedOE
shrouda1122
clothc1175
hatteringa1200
atourc1220
back-clout?c1225
habit?c1225
clothingc1275
cleadinga1300
dubbinga1300
shroudinga1300
attirec1300
coverturec1300
suitc1325
apparel1330
buskingc1330
farec1330
harness1340
tire1340
backs1341
geara1350
apparelmentc1374
attiringa1375
vesturec1385
heelinga1387
vestmentc1386
arraya1400
graitha1400
livery1399
tirementa1400
warnementa1400
arrayment1400
parelc1400
werlec1400
raiment?a1425
robinga1450
rayc1450
implements1454
willokc1460
habiliment1470
emparelc1475
atourement1481
indumenta1513
reparel1521
wearing gear1542
revesture1548
claesc1550
case1559
attirement1566
furniture1566
investuring1566
apparelling1567
dud1567
hilback1573
wear1576
dress1586
enfolding1586
caparison1589
plight1590
address1592
ward-ware1598
garnish1600
investments1600
ditement1603
dressing1603
waith1603
thing1605
vestry1606
garb1608
outwall1608
accoutrementa1610
wearing apparel1617
coutrement1621
vestament1632
vestiment1637
equipage1645
cask1646
aguise1647
back-timbera1656
investiture1660
rigging1664
drapery1686
vest1694
plumage1707
bussingc1712
hull1718
paraphernalia1736
togs1779
body clothing1802
slough1808
toggery1812
traps1813
garniture1827
body-clothes1828
garmenture1832
costume1838
fig1839
outfit1840
vestiture1841
outer womana1845
outward man1846
vestiary1846
rag1855
drag1870
clo'1874
parapherna1876
clobber1879
threads1926
mocker1939
schmatte1959
vine1959
kit1989
c1300 K. Alis. 173 Ladies and damoselis..In faire atire.
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. iii. 15 To telle of hure atyre · no tyme haue ich nouth.
1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique Pref. sig. A iijv Having neither house to shroude them in, nor attyre to clothe their backes.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. i. 48 And do you now put on your best attyre? And do you now cull out a Holyday? View more context for this quotation
1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. ii. 73 Those people..plead religious principles for the form of their attire.
1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 133 The most conspicuous article in her attire was an ample checkered linen apron.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > garment or article of
raileOE
i-wedeOE
reafOE
shroudc1000
weedOE
back-cloth?c1225
hatter?c1225
clouta1300
coverturec1300
garment1340
vesturec1384
clothc1385
vestmentc1386
jeryne?a1400
clothinga1425
gilla1438
raiment1440
haterella1450
vestimenta1500
indumenta1513
paitclaith1550
casceis1578
attire1587
amice1600
implements1601
cladment1647
enduement1650
vest1655
body garment1688
wearable1711
sledo1719
rag1855
number1894
opaque1903
daytimer1936
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown
robec1225
frock1538
attire1587
gown1716
dress1802
disco1964
1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 160/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Awaie with his English attires, and on with his brogs, his shirt, and other Irish rags.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxix. 244 Threescore and seauen attires of Priests.
1787 F. Burney in Diary & Lett. III. 367 Two new attires, one half, the other full dressed.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun]
attirec1380
headgeara1500
chapeau1523
headpiece1547
headclothes1549
attiring1552
head-tire1560
headdress1645
head-dressing1678
hairdress18..
headwear1867
ta-tac1910
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > other
dorlot1340
horn1340
vitremytec1386
templesc1430
bycocket1464
burlet1490
knapscall1498
shapion1504
shaffron1511
paste1527
attire1530
faille1530
muzzle1542
corneta1547
abacot1548
wase1548
wrapper1548
tiring1552
basket1555
bilimenta1556
Paris head1561
shadow1578
head-roll1583
mitre1585
whitehead1588
crispa1592
ship-tire1602
oreillet1603
scoffion1604
coif1617
aigrette1631
egreta1645
drail1647
topknotc1686
slop1688
Burgundy1701
bandore1708
fly-cap1753
capriole1756
lappet-head1761
fly1773
turban1776
pouf1788
knapscapa1802
chip1804
toque1817
bonnet1837
casquette1840
war bonnet1845
taj1851
pugree1859
kennel1896
roach1910
Deely bobber1982
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3703 Helm & heued wyþ al þe atyre In-to þe feld it fleȝ.
1483 Cath. Angl. Atyre of þe hede, tiara.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 195/2 Atyre for a gentilwomans heed, atour.
1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. vii. 311 The bracelets & the bonets, the attyres of the heade & the slops, the headbands, [etc.].
1611 B. Rich Honestie of Age (1844) 37 These Attyre-makers that within these forty yeares were not knowne by that name, and but nowe very lately they kept their lowzie commoditie of periwygs, and their other monstrous attyres, closed in boxes, they might not be seene in open show.
5. Hunting and Heraldry. The ‘head-gear’ of a deer.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > parts of creatures > horns of deer
attire1562
attiring1678
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [noun] > body and parts > antler > collectively
headc1400
rightc1425
attire1562
attirement1566
head of horns1626
stag-horns1663
head of antlers1839
antlery1849
rack1915
1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 52 He renueth his attire euerie year.
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xiv. 130 He beareth Sable, a Stagge standing, Argent, attired and vnguled, Or.
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) (at cited word) The Heralds call the Horns of a Stag or Buck his Attire.
1738 S. Dale in Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 384 The Present which I herewith make you, is the Head, or rather the Attire (as it is called in Heraldry) of the Moose-Deer.
1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 211 The terms for the attire of a Buck, according to the old woodmen, are the bur, the beam, the brow-antlier, the back-antlier, the advancer, palm, and spellers or spillers.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house
attirec1325
harness1340
gearc1380
household1420
stuff1438
household stuff1445
standard?1474
utensil1484
inspreith1488
utensilies1496
household goods1501
insight1522
wardrobe stuff?a1527
housewifery1552
plenishing1561
householdry1570
supellectile1584
household effects1762
sticks of furniture1777
house furnishing1827
houseware1827
ingear1835
supellex1849
household appliance1853
homeware1868
home1887
décor1926
c1325 Metr. Hom. 86 A pouer hous was son purvaide, And pouer atir tharin was layde.
7. figurative. The plants which clothe and deck the earth; the covering of animals, esp. when beautiful; the external surroundings, ‘apparel’ or ‘garb’ of anything immaterial.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [noun] > flourishing vegetation or verdure
greennesseOE
tapetc1380
verdurea1400
verdour?a1513
tire1594
attire1610
greenth1753
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > external aspect as opposed to internal > of something immaterial
apparel1610
attire1610
shella1652
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [noun] > coat
coat1393
indument1578
jacket1613
attire1798
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. x. 148 Choisest attires of the Garden.
1647 A. Cowley Weeping in Mistress i Let not ill Fortune see Th' attire thy sorrow wears.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 501 Earth in her rich attire Consummate lovly smil'd. View more context for this quotation
1798 S. T. Coleridge Anc. Marinere iv, in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 24 Within the shadow of the ship I watch'd their rich attire:..They coil'd and swam; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > stamen(s)
thrum1578
chive1664
stamen1668
attire1672
semet1672
capillament1726
filament1756
phalanx1771
androphore1821
staminodium1821
andrœcium1839
staminode1857
phalange1872
1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. v. 129 The Flower. The general Parts whereof are most commonly three; sc. the Empalement, the Foliation, and the Attire.
1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. v. 140 The Attire I find to be of two kinds, Seminie and Florie.
1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. ii. i. 163 In all Flowers with the Florid Attire, as of Marigold, Daisy and the like.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word)
1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) s.v. [from Grew].
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attirev.1
/əˈtʌɪə/, U.S. /əˈtaɪ(ə)r/ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)]
rightlOE
attire1330
ettlea1350
to set (also put) in rulea1387
redress1389
dress?a1400
fettlea1400
governc1405
yraylle1426
direct1509
settlec1530
tune1530
instruct1534
rede1545
commodate1595
square1596
concinnate1601
concinnea1620
rectify1655
fix1663
to put (also bring) into repair1673
arrange1802
pipeclay1806
to get together1810
to do up1886
to jack up1939
1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 10 Into þe waise þam fro he tombled top ouer taile. His knyghtis vp him lyft, and did him eft atire.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy v. 2013 Þai..knitten vp þe saile, Atyrit þe tacle.
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the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > provide or supply (a person or thing) with anything > equip or outfit
frameOE
dightc1275
fayc1275
graith1297
attire1330
purveyc1330
shapec1330
apparel1366
harnessc1380
ordaina1387
addressa1393
array1393
pare1393
feata1400
point1449
reparel?c1450
provide1465
fortify1470
emparel1480
appoint1490
deck?15..
equip1523
trim1523
accoutre1533
furnish1548
accommodate1552
fraught1571
suit1572
to furnish up1573
to furnish out1577
rig1579
to set out1585
equipage1590
outreik1591
befit1598
to furnish forth1600
fita1616
to fit up1670
outrig1681
to fit out1722
mount?1775
outfit1798
habilitate1824
arm1860
to fake out1871
heel1873
1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 207 What dos þe Kyng of France? atires him gode nauie [ Langtoft, attyre sa navye].
a1440 Ipomydon 535 Turnementis atyred in the felde, a M. armed with spere and shelde.
a. for war: To arm. Obsolete.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > arm or equip [verb (transitive)]
weaponc1000
aturnc1220
armc1275
atil1297
attire1297
enarmc1320
apparelc1325
tirec1330
garnish?a1400
stuff?a1400
gearc1400
relieve1487
to set forthc1515
to arm out1533
munition1579
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 547 & newe kniȝtes made, & armede & attired hom, & hor bedes ȝerne bade.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 2995 A palfray of prise, prudly atyrit.
?1606 M. Drayton Eglog iv, in Poemes sig. D8v That did streight limbs in stubborne steele attyre.
b. with dress or clothing: To dress, adorn, array. (Now only literary, and chiefly reflexive and in passive.)
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)]
wrya901
clothec950
shride971
aturnc1220
begoa1225
array1297
graith1297
agraithc1300
geara1325
cleadc1325
adightc1330
apparel1362
back1362
shape1362
attirea1375
parela1375
tirea1375
rayc1390
addressa1393
coverc1394
aguisea1400
scredea1400
shrouda1400
bedightc1400
buskc1400
harnessc1400
hatterc1400
revesta1449
able1449
dressa1450
reparel?c1450
adub?1473
endue?a1475
afaite1484
revestera1500
beclothe1509
trimc1516
riga1535
invest1540
vesture1555
suit1577
clad1579
investure1582
vest1582
deck1587
habit1594
to make ready1596
caparison1597
skin1601
shadow1608
garment1614
riga1625
raiment1656
garb1673
equip1695
to fit out1722
encase1725
tog1793
trick1821
to fig out1825
enclothe1832
toilet1842
to get up1858
habilitate1885
tailor1885
kit1919
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1706 Sche..borwed boiȝes cloþes, & talliche hire a-tyred tiȝtli þer-inne.
a1450 Knt. de la Tour cviii. 145 And atyred hem selff with thaire riche and fresshe atyre.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Pet. iii. 5 After this manner in the olde tyme did the wholy wemen..tyre them selves.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. iv. 110 It will hang vpon my richest Robes, And shew it selfe, attyre me how I can. View more context for this quotation
1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii, in Fables 52 His Shoulders large, a Mantle did attire.
1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 41 To greet her thus attired.
c. To dress (the head, mostly of women). archaic.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > specific parts of body
attirec1540
cap1612
coronet1813
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3026 The here atiret in tressis trusset full faire.
1595 E. Spenser Amoretti xxxvii, in Amoretti & Epithalamion sig. C4 Her golden tresses, She doth attyre vnder a net of gold.
1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings ix. 30 Shee painted her face, and tyred her head, and looked out at a window. View more context for this quotation
1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 4 This too the women who attired her head,..Told Enid.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparation of meat > dress animals for food [verb (transitive)] > cut up deer
brittlea1300
attirec1330
breakc1330
brittenc1400
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 469 xliii Yond liþ abest vnflain, Atire it as þou wold.
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† attirev.2
Obsolete.
To draw to itself, attract.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > bring near > draw towards or attract
drawa1387
attire1549
attract1589
accrete1664
invite1671
1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Tijv The myght of God..ravisheth and attyreth all thyngs to itself.
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n.1250
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v.21549- the more the merrier
- the more world
- the more's the pity
- the morgue
- the morn
- the morn after
- the morn day
- the morn's etc
- the morn's morn
- the morn's morning
- the morn's night
- the morning
- the morning after
- the morning after the night before
- the morrow
- the mosaic or jewish law
- the mosque
- the most
- the most feck
- the most high
- the most highest
- the most part
- the most part all
- the most part of
- the most party