attire
verb (used with object)
to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
had attired
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past perfectof attire.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Gwynne had attired himself with an ill grace in a pair of his cousin Hiram's rubber boots that completely covered his body below the waist, and an old shooting-coat with capacious pockets.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
A moment later they were in the air-lock with Tommy, who had attired himself more quickly and was operating the controls.
From The Copper-Clad World by Harl Vincent
Dicky had attired himself becomingly for the festive occasion in a well-fitting black suit.
From Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
As the Tosa Maru drew alongside the pier at Yokohama it was raining hard and this had attired an army after the manner of Robinson Crusoe, dressed as seen in Fig.
From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by F. H. (Franklin Hiram) King
He had left off the threadbare clothes in which he usually went begging, and had attired himself in clean linen and immaculate gray broadcloth.
From The Penalty by Howard Chandler Christy
