"adorn" as 'wear'

[Michael Covarrubias]

Oh I'm quite sure that distinction is lost on many.

Not many of the 301K google hits for "donning a *"  refer to the act of
'putting on' an outfit.

donning a mask/top-hat/wig/suit... pretty much interchangeable with
"wearing"

michael

Mark Mandel wrote:
>
> Could be, although "don" means 'put on', with an inceptive aspect absent
> from "wear". Of course, that distinction may be lost on some.
>
> m a m
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Michael Covarrubias <mcovarru at purdue.edu>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Probably by influence of "don" especially if there's some r-dropping.
>>
>> michael
>> Mark Mandel wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I just stumbled on this one:
>>>
>>> http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/hans_reiser_trial/index.html#top
>>>
>>> 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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