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# attire

noun (attire — uncountable); verb (attire, attired — formal)

«attire» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#m1)
2. verb (formal, old use): To dress someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/#m2)

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

### Note

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

## In Jewish tradition

In Jeremiah it means a bride's clothes and ornaments. In Proverbs it means the clothing of a harlot.

**Interpretation.** Jeremiah uses the bride's attire to show that Israel forgot God, though a bride never forgets her adornment. Proverbs warns the young against the woman's tempting dress.

### Examples

- Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attire/#x1)
- And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart. (Writings PRO.7.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attire/#x2)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attire» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attire.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «attire» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attire/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attire» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/attire.html) on Mova free.