The meaning of DON is to put on (an article of clothing). How to use don in a sentence.

DON definition: Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name. See examples of don used in a sentence.

The terms Don (in Spanish and Italian), Dom (in Portuguese), and Domn (in Romanian), are honorific prefixes derived from the Latin Dominus, meaning "lord" or "owner".

1. To put on (clothing or an ornament, for example): donned long gloves for the costume party; don clown make-up for the performance. 2. To assume or take on: donned the air of the injured party.

(Definition of don from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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From Middle English don (“to put on”), from Old English dōn on; equivalent to do +‎ on. Compare also doff, dup, dout.