attiredadj.
/əˈtʌɪəd/ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out
ygraitheda1225
armedc1300
attired1330
wrienc1330
seena1400
adubbed?1473
appointed1535
instructed1538
accoutredc1540
furnished1553
geared1588
appurtenanced1602
instruct?1614
garnished1705
equipped1838
outfitted1975
1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 148 A schip þer was of London, richely atired [ Langtoft, de riche atiffement].
c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 360 I am a-tyred in my tower to tempt you þis tyde.
2. Dressed, clad.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective]
boundc1175
clothedc1220
bitighta1250
i-boenc1275
yclothed1297
ydight1297
clada1300
bitoughtc1314
ycladc1330
attireda1375
yhabited1377
gleda1450
buskedc1450
vested (also vest) and seized1464
besee?a1513
yschrowd1513
vestured1523
arrayed1525
braldc1571
garbed1599
habilimented1607
riggeda1640
dressed1641
put-ona1784
habited1807
swathed1815
draped1833
turned-out1833
caparisoned1841
enclad1863
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 5043 Þe clergie..riȝt gailiche a-tyred.
1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 30 Why art thou thus attired . View more context for this quotation
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xviii. 473 Charis, Vulcan's well-attired spouse.
1885 N.E.D. at Attired Mod. A woman plainly but decently attired.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated
depaint?c1225
ornedc1384
trappeda1400
attiredc1400
bolled1400
picked?c1425
bedighta1440
garnishedc1440
well-apparelledc1450
decorate1460
adorned?1473
ornate?a1475
anorneda1500
decked?a1500
exornate1509
redimite?a1513
well-decked1530
adornate1539
prankedc1550
entrapped?1553
bested1558
distinct1596
embellished1598
well-tricked1599
enamelled1604
gaudeda1616
broidered1616
farded1637
phalerated1656
adorn1667
bedecked1671
gayed1671
fancied1688
phalerate1702
decorated1727
ornamented1730
orné1763
got-up1793
gotten-up1796
apparelled1821
engrailed1848
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 114 Ay þe best byfore & bryȝtest atyred.
a1450 Knt. de la Tour 39 Riche atyred of perles and presious stones.
4. Hunting and Heraldry. Furnished with horns.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having horns
horneda1400
attired1572
forked1605
cornuted1609
cornigerous1646
corniferous1650
society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > having horns or antlers
attired1572
furnished1828
ramé1878
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 59 An hartes heade cabazed d'Or, attyred verte.
1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. vi. 94 When the horns of a deer are of another colour from the head, it is called Attired.
1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 64 A stag is attired of his antlers.
5. figurative. Wrapped, clothed; adorned, arrayed.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > as with a garment
clad?a1400
indutec1450
beveiled1582
attired1600
shoed1601
clothed1699
swathed1815
scarfed1920
the world > plants > [adjective] > striking or splendid in appearance or fragrance
attired1757
showy1793
opulent1863
1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing iv. i. 145 For my part I am so attired in wonder, I know not what to say. View more context for this quotation
1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful iii. §2. 75 The rose and the apple blossom are both beautiful, and the plants that bear them are most engagingly attired.
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