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attire

/əˈtaɪɚ/ noun C1
  1. One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes. (countable, uncountable) · He was wearing his formal attire.
  2. The single horn of a goat, deer or stag. (countable, uncountable)

Plural attires

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And in spite of her extremely plain attire he felt that he would be pleased to sit at table with her.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 28 · C1
“But, dear me!” said the girl, with a glance at Chandler’s faultless attire.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 30 · C1
Familiar as I was with my friend’s methods, it was not difficult for me to follow his deductions, and to observe the untidiness of attire, the sheaf of legal papers, the watch-charm, and the breathing which had prompted them.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 35 · C1
“It was very essential for Stapleton to get some article of Sir Henry’s attire so that, in case he was driven to use the dog, he might always have the means of setting him upon his track.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 211 · C1

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