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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

2. (n.) Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.

3. (n.) The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.

4. (n.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ATTIRE; DYED ATTIRE

a-tir': "Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?" asks the prophet Jeremiah in hot remonstrance against Israel's unfaithfulness. "Yet," saith Yahweh, "my people have forgotten me" (2:32). "And I saw that she was defiled," cries Ezekiel against Jerusalem; "she saw men. girded with girdles upon their loins, with flowing turbans [AV exceeding in dyed attire] upon their heads,... after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea,. and. she doted upon them. "(Ezekiel 23:13-16). "And, behold, there met him," says the author of Proverbs (Proverbs 7:10) in his description of the "strange woman," that "lieth in wait at every street corner," "a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart," whose "house is the way to Sheol" (Proverbs 7:27). These passages show how diversely and elastically the term "attire" was used among the Hebrews. The numerous synonyms for "dress," "attire," "apparel," "clothes," "raiment," "garment," etc., found in English Versions of the Bible, reflect a similar wealth of nomenclature in the original Hebrew and Greek; but the lack of exactness and consistency in the renderings of translators makes the identification of the various articles of dress referred to very difficult, sometimes impossible. See DRESS.

George B. Eager

Greek

2689. katastole -- a garment
... a garment. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: katastole Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-as-tol-ay') Short Definition: garb, dress, attire Definition: garb ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4403. malbush -- raiment, attire
... 4402, 4403. malbush or malbush. 4404 . raiment, attire. Transliteration: malbush
or malbush Phonetic Spelling: (mal-boosh') Short Definition: attire. ...
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4358. miklol -- perfection, gorgeous attire
... 4357, 4358. miklol. 4359 . perfection, gorgeous attire. Transliteration: miklol
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-lole') Short Definition: magnificently. ...
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7196. qishshurim -- bands, sashes
... 7195, 7196. qishshurim. 7197 . bands, sashes. Transliteration: qishshurim Phonetic
Spelling: (kish-shoor') Short Definition: attire. ... attire, headband. ...
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2871. tebul -- a turban
... dyed attire. Passive participle of tabal; properly, dyed, ie A turban (probably
as of colored stuff) -- dyed attire. see HEBREW tabal. 2870b, 2871. ...
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7897. shith -- a garment
... Word Origin from shith Definition a garment NASB Word Usage dressed (1), garment
(1). attire. From shiyth; a dress (as put on) -- attire. see HEBREW shiyth. ...
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3830. lebush -- a garment, clothing, raiment
... Word Origin from labash Definition a garment, clothing, raiment NASB Word Usage
apparel (3), armor (1), attire* (1), clothed (2), clothing (12), dressed* (1 ...
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1927a. hadarah -- adornment, glory
... Word Origin from hadar Definition adornment, glory NASB Word Usage array (2), attire
(2), glory (1). 1927, 1927a. hadarah. 1927b . Strong's Numbers.
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4374. mekasseh -- a covering
... Word Origin from kasah Definition a covering NASB Word Usage attire (1), awning
(1), covering (2). clothing, to cover, that which covers. ...
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4055. mad -- a measure, cloth garment
... Word Origin from madad Definition a measure, cloth garment NASB Word Usage armor
(2), attire* (1), carpets (1), cloak (1), clothes (1), garment (1), garments (1 ...
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Library

As Many, However, as Went up in Mourning Attire and Sat Down and ...
... Canon V. As many, however, as went up in mourning attire and sat down
and ate� As many, however, as went up in mourning attire ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon v as many however.htm

Whether it is Lawful for Religious to Wear Coarser Clothes than ...
... First, as being a sign of a man's disposition or condition, because according
to Ecclus.19:27, "the attire . . . of the man" shows ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful for 17.htm

Whether There Can be virtue and vice in Connection with Outward ...
... Objection 2: Further, if there were virtue and vice in connection with
outward attire, excess in this matter would be sinful. Now ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether there can be virtue.htm

Whether the Adornment of Women is Devoid of Mortal Sin?
... something special, namely that a woman's apparel may incite men to lust, according
to Prov.7:10, "Behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire, prepared to ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the adornment of women.htm

If any Woman, under Pretence of Asceticism, Shall Change Her ...
... Such change of attire was formerly adopted mainly for theatrical purposes, or from
effeminacy, wantonness, the furtherance of unchastity, or the like. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xiii if any woman.htm

Jesus Only
... they were on the mountain summit, Moses and Elias being there also; and although
Jesus Christ in his common habiliments and in his ordinary attire might not so ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 16 1870/jesus only.htm

Illustrations
... ILLUSTRATIONS. Farmhouse Frontispiece Rev. M. Golden in Street Attire as High Priest
36. ... 68. Rev. M. Golden, the High Priest in Church Ceremonial Attire 84. Rev. ...
/.../golden/conversion of a high priest into a christian worker/illustrations.htm

Christian Women, Further, have not the Same Causes for Appearing ...
... Whichever of these you like to name is a business of sobriety [247] and sanctity,
requiring no extraordinary attire, with (studious) arrangement and (wanton ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter xi christian women further have.htm

On the Sinful Woman.
... She put off and cast away from her body the tunic of fine linen of whoredom, and
resolved to go and attire herself in the tunic the garment of reconciliation. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/on the sinful woman.htm

Of the Union of Man's Will with God's in those Inspirations which ...
... The holy maiden named by historians Eusebia the Stranger, left Rome, her native
city, with two other maidens, and taking male attire embarked on a sea-voyage ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xii of the union.htm

Thesaurus

Attire (11 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ATTIRE; DYED ATTIRE. ... girded with girdles upon their
loins, with flowing turbans [AV exceeding in dyed attire] upon their heads,... ...
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Dyed (10 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ATTIRE; DYED ATTIRE. ... girded with girdles upon their
loins, with flowing turbans [AV exceeding in dyed attire] upon their heads,... ...
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Ornament (23 Occurrences)
... Yet the employment of attractive attire receives sanction in the divine
example of Ezekiel 16:10-14. Ornaments in general would ...
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Dyeing
... Because of its high price, due to the expensive method of obtaining it, only royalty
and the rich could afford purple attire. ... See also ATTIRE; DYED ATTIRE. ...
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Dye (1 Occurrence)
... Because of its high price, due to the expensive method of obtaining it, only royalty
and the rich could afford purple attire. ... See also ATTIRE; DYED ATTIRE. ...
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Tire (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A tier, row, or rank. See Tier. 2. (n.) Attire; apparel. ... 7. (vt) To adorn;
to attire; to dress. 8. (vi) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. ...
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Attired (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Attire. 2. (pp) Provided with antlers,
as a stag. Multi-Version Concordance Attired (5 Occurrences). ...
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Apparel (38 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary In Old Testament times the distinction between male and
female attire was not very Marked. ... 6. (vt) To dress or clothe; to attire. ...
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Nativity (9 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 23:15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon
their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the ...
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Leg (24 Occurrences)
... the train (shobhel), uncover the leg," the idea being that the gentle maid, who
has been brought up in affluence and luxury, will have to don the attire of a ...
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Bible Concordance

Attire (11 Occurrences)

1 Timothy 2:9 In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;
(See RSV)

2 Samuel 20:8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.
(See NAS)

1 Kings 10:5 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his burnt-offering which he offered in the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 9:4 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 20:21 When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh, and give praise in holy array, as they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks to Yahweh; for his loving kindness endures forever.
(See NAS)

Psalms 96:9 Worship Yahweh in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 7:10 Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 23:18 And her goods and her trade will be holy to the Lord: they will not be kept back or stored up; for her produce will be for those living in the Lord's land, to give them food for their needs, and fair clothing.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 2:32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 23:15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:
(KJV WBS YLT)

Zephaniah 1:8 It will happen in the day of Yahweh's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king's sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Attire

Related Terms

Dyed (10 Occurrences)

Ornament (23 Occurrences)

Dyeing

Dye (1 Occurrence)

Tire (5 Occurrences)

Attired (5 Occurrences)

Apparel (38 Occurrences)

Nativity (9 Occurrences)

Leg (24 Occurrences)