don

[Don]

A Spanish gentleman or nobleman

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Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

Noun
a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

Noun
Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

Noun
a Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman

Noun
the head of an organized crime family

Noun
teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

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Verb
put clothing on one''s body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

n.
Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

n.
A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities.

v. t.
To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.

Don

Don , n. [Sp. don; akin to Pg. dom, It. donno; fr. L. dominus master. See Dame, and cf. Domine, Dominie, Domino, Dan, Dom.] 1. Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in Spain France talks of Dom Calmet, England of Dom Calmet, England of Dan Lydgate.

2. A grand personage, or one making pretension to consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of the fellows at the English universities. [Univ. Cant] "The great dons of wit." Dryden.

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.

Should I don this robe and trouble you.

At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn.

Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.

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Usage Examples

I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan.

I suppose if I'd got a brilliant first and done research I might still be a don today, but I hope not. People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

I do not think that Mulder trusts any one other than Scully. He s very solitary. She is the only one who takes him seriously. I don t know if they re in love. In a way, their relationship is deeper than that, because they cannot live without each other.

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'