don
Other forms: donned; donning; dons
To don means to put on, as in clothing or hats. A hunter will don his camouflage clothes when he goes hunting.
What is the opposite of don, an old-fashioned word meaning "to put on?" Doff another old-fashioned word meaning "to take off." These two words have something else in common - both are contractions from the 14th century English expressions do on and do off respectively. Don your boots before going out in the snow and doff them when you come inside again! A don is also a Spanish nobleman and a dean of a college at Oxford or Cambridge, but these meanings come from the Latin dominus meaning "master."
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teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
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synonyms:
preceptor
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type of:
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instructor, teacher
a person whose occupation is teaching
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instructor, teacher
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the head of an organized crime family
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put clothing on one's body“The princess donned a long blue dress”
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hat
put on or wear a hat
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try, try on
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
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scarf
wrap in or adorn with a scarf
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slip on
put on with ease or speed
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accessorize
select and wear small, decorative articles of clothing, jewelry, etc.
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bonnet
dress in a bonnet
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type of:
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dress, get dressed
put on clothes
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Vocabulary lists containing don
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