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Search phrase: attire

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.viii.14Chain mine armed neck; leap thou, attire and all,Chaine mine arm'd necke, leape thou, Attyre and all
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.109I'll put myself in poor and mean attireIle put my selfe in poore and meane attire,
Henry VH5 V.ii.61To swearing and stern looks, diffused attire,To Swearing, and sterne Lookes, defus'd Attyre,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.128Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attireThy sumptuous Buildings, and thy Wiues Attyre
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.106And go we to attire you for our journey.And goe we to attyre you for our Iourney.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.109And show itself, attire me how I can.And shew it selfe, attyre me how I can.
Julius CaesarJC I.i.48And do you now put on your best attire?And do you now put on your best attyre?
MacbethMac I.iii.39So withered and so wild in their attire,So wither'd, and so wilde in their attyre,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.123He hath some meaning in his mad attire.He hath some meaning in his mad attire,
The TempestTem V.i.88Ariel sings and helps to attire himAriell sings, and helps to attire him.
Twelfth NightTN I.iv.1Enter Valentine, and Viola in man's attireEnter Valentine, and Viola in mans attire.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.247But this my masculine usurped attire,But this my masculine vsurp'd attyre:

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Glossary

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abiliment(usually plural) clothes, dress, attire, outfit
accouter, accoutreattire, equip, array
accoutrements, accoustrementsclothes, outfit, attire
addressdress, array, attire
arrayattire, clothes, clothing, dress
arrayclothe, dress, attire
attirehead-dress
deckarray, attire, adorn
gearattire, dress, clothes
habiliment(usually plural) clothes, dress, attire, outfit
ornament(plural) robes, garments, attire
tireexhaust, tire out; or: attire, clothe
trimdress, attire, make [oneself] ready

Thesaurus

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attirearray
attirearray
attireaddress
attireabiliment
attireaccoutrements, accoustrements
attireaccouter, accoutre
attiretrim
attiredeck
attireornament
attiregear
attirehabiliment
attiretire

Themes and Topics

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Clothing... a very common locution for typical male attire of the period (as in ayl ii iv 6) ...
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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ATTIREBASICattire n, attire v, attired adj, attirement n, tire n, tired adj
ATTIREPLACEtiring-house n
ATTIRETYPEship-tire n, tire-valiant n
TIRE [clothing]BASICsee ATTIRE

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