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Meanings of doff in inglês

To take (an article of clothing) away from one's body.

Usage of doff in inglês
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It would be bitter not to doff ones cap to the French.
The Irish Times
2
Even the staunchest Stormers fan will doff their cap at these efforts.
The South African
3
To the present day pilgrims doff their worldly garments at Zu'l Halifah.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volu...
4
You were hesitating to doff your disguise, and could hardly believe me.
The Blunderer
5
I will doff my travelling cap, and on with the monk's cowl.
Vivian Grey
6
I had but to drink the cup, to doff at once the body
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7
An ye doff bonnet to them they stiffen into statues; distance for distance.
The Cloister and the Hearth
8
We will doff our priestly robes and appear as men of the people.
The Spartan Twins
9
Presently you may doff it for all time, and resume your true estate.
The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in...
10
He could doff his cap and speak smilingly to starving men.
A Short History of France
11
Yet being there, I will not lift voice nor finger to doff it.
The Cloister and the Hearth
12
I had no hat to doff, but I did bow to the lady.
The Great Book of Amber
13
Southern gallantry will doff its cares, put on its smiling face.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
14
I'll doff it, and habit me as when thou first camest to me.
The Cloister and the Hearth
15
He snuffed the godcandle between two fingers and rose to doff his robes.
A Time of Changes
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But, on the whole, I'll doff this disguise, and assume my ordinary garments.
Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
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