"adorn" as 'wear'

[Wilson Gray]

Larry, you are a caution! ;-)

-Wilson

On 3/6/08, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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>  At 9:07 PM -0500 3/6/08, Wilson Gray wrote:
>  >Does a "dark sport(s) coat" really constitute an "outfit"?
>  >
>  >-Wilson
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>  Well, less so than a white sport coat and a pink carnation.  Or, in
>  another version, a white sport coat and a pink crustacean.
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>  LH
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>  >On 3/6/08, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  >>   Subject:      "adorn" as 'wear'
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>  >>   I just stumbled on this one:
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>  >>   http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/hans_reiser_trial/index.html#top
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>  >>   As the 44-year-old defendant was taking the stand, his attorney asked
>  >>   him to fix the collar on the dark sports coat he was wearing, the
>  >>   outfit he has adorned since opening statements Nov. 6.
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>  >>   Mark Mandel
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