DONS

Noun

dons

plural of don

plural of dom (title of Portuguese and Brazilian nobility)

Verb

dons

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of don

Anagrams

• NODs, nods, snod

Proper noun

Dons

(football) Aberdeen Football Club, a football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

(football) Wimbledon Football Club, a defunct football club based in London.

(football) AFC Wimbledon, a football club based in London, founded by the supporters of Wimbledon FC.

(football) Milton Keynes Dons F.C, a football club based in Milton Keynes, England.

Anagrams

• NODs, nods, snod

Source: Wiktionary


DON

Don, n. Etym: [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.

Don, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Donned; p. pr. & vb. n. Donning.] Etym: [Do + on; -- opposed to doff. See Do, v. t., 7.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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