doffs

doffs
dÉ’f v. remove, take off (one's hat, jacket, etc.)

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  • Doff — Doff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.] 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one s self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one s self of. [1913 Webster] And made us doff… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Doffed — Doff Doff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.] 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one s self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one s self of. [1913 Webster] And made us… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Doffing — Doff Doff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.] 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one s self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one s self of. [1913 Webster] And made us… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Doffer — Doff er, n. 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Donned — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Surcoat — Sur coat , n. [OE. surcote, OF. surcote. See {Sur }, and {Coat}, and cf. {Overcoat}.] 1. A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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