Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,520,318,727 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

doff
(redirected from doffs)

    Also found in: Medical 0.02 sec.
doff  (dôf, df)
tr.v. doffed, doff·ing, doffs
1. To take off; remove: doff one's clothes.
2. To tip or remove (one's hat) in salutation.
3. To put aside; discard.
[Middle English doffen, from don off, to do off : don, to do; see do1 + off, off; see off.]
doff
Verb
to take off or lift (one's hat) in salutation [Old English dōn of]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.doff - remove; "He doffed his hat"
take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
doff
verb 1. tip, raise, remove, lift, take off
verb 2. take off, remove, shed, discard, throw off, cast off, slip out of, slip off


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
I think that Prospero dons and doffs this Neoplatonic bias at will; looking at Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian, he knows what, in Macbeth, King Duncan says after betrayal by the original Thane of Cawdor: "There's no art / To find the mind's construction in the face.
Vision and Rhetoric in Shakespeare: Looking Through Language. by Taylor, Mark / Renaissance Quarterly
The government says each worker dons and doffs about eight minutes a day, which works out to roughly $500 a year of unpaid labor, while activists say the preparation and cleaning up take closer to a half-hour.
`Poultry justice': why Bush took on the chicken cartel by Bole, William / Commonweal
An exhibit of photographs and other memorabilia will honor prominent early Rhode Island dance educators including Bertha Carr, Christine Hennessey, Doffs Holloway, Fannie Helen Melcer, and Lydia Pettine.
Educators in the news. (The Teach-Learn Connection) by Hildebrand, Karen / Dance Magazine
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.