Apparel vs. Attire

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Difference Between Apparel and Attire
Apparelnoun
Clothing.
Attirenoun
(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
He was wearing his formal attire.Apparelnoun
A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
Attirenoun
(heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
Apparelnoun
(nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
Attireverb
(transitive) To clothe or adorn.
We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.ADVERTISEMENT
Apparelnoun
Aspect; guise.
Attirenoun
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
formal attirebattle dressApparelverb
(transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.
Attireverb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive;
She never dresses up, even when she goes to the operaThe young girls were all fancied up for the partyApparelverb
(transitive) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
ships appareled to fightApparelverb
(transitive) To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental
trees appareled with flowersa garden appareled with greeneryADVERTISEMENT
Apparelnoun
clothing in general;
she was refined in her choice of apparelhe always bought his clothes at the same storefastidious about his dressApparelverb
provide with clothes or put clothes on;
Parents must feed and dress their child