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attire
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] (clothing) clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
Examples "formal attire" "battle dress" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)In these readings , the double_bass is either kept discreetly in the background , or it is dressed in clown 's attire - the musical equivalent of a bull_in_a_china_shop . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)They keep their wings and feet pressed tightly against their bodies , and in_spite_of their often colorful attire you may very well mistake them for lumps of dirt . |
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[ verb ] (clothing) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Examples "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera" "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" |
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