attire

Noun
  1. Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion (synset 102759103)
    "formal attire"; "battle dress"
    is a type of: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
    subtypes:
    • ao dai - the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers
    • costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
    • costume - the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
    • costume - unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place
    • costume - the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
    • disguise - any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
    • ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robe - attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
    • finery - elaborate or showy attire and accessories
    • evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear - attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening
    • habit - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
    • habit, riding habit - attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
    • false hair, hairpiece, postiche - a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
    • morning dress - formal attire for men during the daytime
    • getup, outfit, rig, turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories)
    • activewear, athletic wear, sportswear - attire worn for sport or for casual wear
    same as: dress, garb
Verb
  1. Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (synset 200043880)
    "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
    is a type of: dress, get dressed - put on clothes
    subtypes:
    same as: deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up
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