attiring

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"They were seeing themselves as individuals and set themselves apart," said Wendi Ferreira of the styling duo Wendi and Nicole, who are attiring Oyelowo, Channing Tatum and Chris Pine for the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2015

Pledging eternal faithfulness, Frankie proceeds to support Johnnie, attiring him in "hundred-dollar" suits.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dowager was in her chamber, attiring herself in haste.

From Elster's Folly by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

The next day the king notified his readiness to receive the traveller, who, attiring himself in a Highland costume, was carried on the shoulders of a number of men into the presence of the monarch.

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The preparing for bed was a different thing indeed from the careful washing, hair-brushing, and attiring in snow-white nightgowns that was called "undressing" "at home."

From Us An Old Fashioned Story by Molesworth, Mrs.