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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DON. A title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes. It is commonly supposed to be contracted from dominus, dom, and the Portuguese dono, the master or owner of any thing, gives some countenance to the opinion. It coincides nearly with Heb.: judge, ruler or lord. It was formerly used in England, and writter by Chaucer Dan. [See Spelman.]
Dona, or duena, the feminine of don, is the title of a lady, in Spain and Portugal.
DON, v.t. [To do on; opposed to doff.] To put on; to invest with.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
2: teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: preceptor, don]
3: the head of an organized crime family [syn: don, father]
4: Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
5: a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov [syn: Don, Don River]
6: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto" v
1: 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" [syn: wear, put on, get into, don, assume]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation director of nursing

Merriam Webster's

geographical name river 1224 miles (1969 kilometers) Russia in Europe flowing SE & then SW into Sea of Azov

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (donned; donning) Etymology: Middle English, contraction of do on Date: 14th century 1. to put on (an article of clothing) 2. to wrap oneself in ; take on 3a II. noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus master — more at dame Date: 1523 1. a Spanish nobleman or gentleman — used as a title prefixed to the Christian name 2. archaic a person of consequence ; grandee 3. a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University; broadly a college or university professor 4. [Italian, title of respect, from donno, literally, lord, from Latin dominus] a powerful Mafia leader

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a Spanish title prefixed to a forename. b a Spanish gentleman; a Spaniard. Etymology: Sp. f. L dominus lord 2. v.tr. (donned, donning) put on (clothing). Etymology: = do on

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Oliphant. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dons, donning, donned) 1. If you don clothing, you put it on. (WRITTEN) The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear. VERB: V n 2. A don is a lecturer at Oxford or Cambridge University in England. N-COUNT • Lecturers from any university are sometimes referred to as dons. (BRIT) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Put on, slip on, dress in.

Moby Thesaurus

Herr, Master, Mister, abecedarian, assume, bwana, certified teacher, change, docent, doctor, dominie, draw on, dress in, educationist, educator, fellow, get into, get on, guide, guru, instructor, maestro, master, melamed, mentor, misrepresent, monsieur, mullah, pandit, pedagogist, pedagogue, preceptor, professor, pundit, put on, rabbi, sahib, schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, signor, sir, slip, slip on, starets, teacher