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Definition: ATTIRING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb attire.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(attire)
1. Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.[Wordnet].
2. To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: attiring, attired, attires, attirer, attirers, attiringly and attiredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Attiring" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: ATTIRING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Dressing; adorning with dress or attire.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of attire. (references)

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Definition: ATTIRING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Present participle conjugation of the verb attire.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(attire)
1. Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive.[Wordnet].
2. To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: attiring, attired, attires, attirer, attirers, attiringly and attiredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "ATTIRING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: ATTIRING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Dressing; adorning with dress or attire.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of attire. (references)

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Common Expressions: attire

ExpressionsDefinition
Ecclesiastical attireAttire that is appropriate to wear in a church. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
International standard business attireInternational standard business attire, for men, is a suit -- an ensemble composed of a pair of trousers with a matching jacket. The suit is worn with a long-sleeved shirt and a tie. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: attire

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Evening Attire (horse)14   Evening Attire (horse)14
Informal attire12   Informal attire12

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).