donned

American  

[dond] / dɒnd /

adjective

1. put on, applied, or assumed.

   Clad only in a hastily donned jacket and sneakers, I followed the others out into the snow.

   We stood with our binoculars, watching the warblers in their freshly donned breeding plumage.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of don.

Etymology

Origin of donned

First recorded in 1830–40; don ² + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; don ² + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Thus it went that, from then on, our undead hero donned a monocle.

From Literature

Then she donned a Red Sox jersey and wowed the crowd by throwing a strike.

From The Wall Street Journal

There was a pop-up shop decorated to look like a cozy British cottage full of holiday gifts, a scarf bar and Bloomingdale’s signature Big Brown plush collectible bear donned a plaid scarf.

From The Wall Street Journal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un donned matching jackets with his daughter at a military parade, state media photos showed Thursday, stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.

From Barron's

They arrived at the meeting fully armed, and donned face masks for the interview, after insisting on having their identities disguised.

From BBC

Related Words

• dress
• put on
• wear