Donning

Donning
Don Don, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Donned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Donning}.] [Do + on; -- opposed to doff. See {Do}, v. t., 7.] To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. [1913 Webster]

Should I don this robe and trouble you. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] ||


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