† aˈtiffe, v. Obs. rare.
[? a. OF. atife-r (15th c. attiffer) f. à to + OF. tifer to adorn, deck out, trick out, perh. f. L.Ger. (Du.) tippen to cut the ends of the hair, to trim, f. tip, tip. (Burguy, Diez.) In mod.F., attifer is familiar, often rather ironical, and said chiefly of dressing the head; cf. Eng. titivate.]
To adorn, deck (the person).
| c 1230 Ancr. R. 420 Þauh heo atiffe hire nis nout muchel wunder. Ibid. 360 Let oðre atiffen hore bodi. |