attired
adjective (attired); past form of the rare verb attire
Everyday
(formal) Dressed in a particular way. tree →
In the lessons
Used in formal writing and stories to describe clothes: smartly attired, attired in silk. Phrases: attired in, suitably attired, smartly attired.
Examples
- The guests were attired in their best clothes. tree →
- The king was attired in red velvet. tree →
- She arrived smartly attired for the interview. tree →
- Pupils must be suitably attired for PE. tree →
- The dancers were attired in bright costumes. tree →
- He was oddly attired in pyjamas and boots. tree →
- And the Tsarivna was so lovely and so richly attired that all who beheld her burst into tears. tree →
Note
Formal and a bit old-fashioned; everyday: dressed. Noun: attire (clothes), as in "formal attire".
In Jewish tradition
Used in formal writing and stories to describe clothes: smartly attired, attired in silk. Phrases: attired in, suitably attired, smartly attired.
Examples
- And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window. (Prophets 2KI.9.30, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Formal and a bit old-fashioned; everyday: dressed. Noun: attire (clothes), as in "formal attire".
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «attired» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «attired» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «attired» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «attired» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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