tr.v. donned, don·ning, dons 1. To put on (clothing or an ornament, for example): donned long gloves for the costume party; don clown make-up for the performance. 2. To assume or take on: donned the air of the injured party. [Middle English, contraction of do on, to put on; see DO1.] |
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