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In the strongest scene, Sabine, by chance, finds herself alone in a garden with the king, whom she doesn’t immediately recognize because he has doffed his wig and coat.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2015

The general has doffed his bemedaled uniform for casual mufti in order to soften his military image, has abandoned droning prepared speeches for off-the-cuff talks and has even begun to enjoy the political stump.

From Time Magazine Archive

What she has doffed in avoirdupois she has put on in ancien Louis B. Mayer r�gime costumery, particularly one black-and-white Theoni V. Aldredge outfit that makes her look like a Hollywood penguin.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, a three-hour ABC-TV movie to be aired in the fall, Smith has doffed her Charlie's Angels halo for the bouffant hair and pillbox hats the 31st First Lady helped popularize.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cupid has doffed his bow and arrows and donned the conventual cowl.

From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by Fuller-Maitland, J. A.