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Definition of Try on
1. Verb. Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice. "They try on the cape "; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
Definition of Try on
1. Verb. (transitive) To test the look or fit of (a garment) by wearing it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Try On
Literary usage of Try on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1890)
"... to see and try. on resuming their conference with the Directors of the West
India Company, whether their Honors could not agree to and approve the ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1909)
"... forcible en- i try on property. 7. Upon the question of good faith and use of
excessive force by a property owner who, in attempting to enter upon the ..."
3. Calendar of Wills on File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the by Berthold Fernow, New York (State). Secretary's Office (1896)
"Will proved by testimony of William Petrie of Kingsland District, try on
Co., physician, and Jacob G. Klock of Palatine Distr, same County, esquire, ..."
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