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doffed


Meanings
  • To remove an item, especially a head covering or a glove.

    - "He doffed his hat as a sign of respect."
    - "The magician doffed his gloves before performing the next trick."

Antonyms

don
Synonyms

take off
Rhymes
Words rhyming with doffed
offed , doffed and goffed
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. doffed and goffed (two different homophones)


Variants
List of all variants of doffed that leads to same result
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Forms
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The past tense and past participle forms of doffed are 'doffed' and 'doffed' respectively.


Etymology
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Originally meant 'to strike off', as in striking off a signature or removing a limb. Over time, the meaning evolved to 'to remove' or 'to take off' in a more general sense.


Related Concepts
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  1. undress: To remove all of one's clothing in order to be unclothed or naked. While the term doffed refers specifically to removing an item of clothing or a head covering, the term undress refers to removing all of one's clothing in order to be unclothed or naked.


Culture
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In some cultures, doffing a head covering or other article of clothing is a sign of respect or deference. For example, in many Middle Eastern and Asian cultures, it is customary for men to remove their head coverings (known as kufiyas or taqiyas) or hats when entering a mosque or other religious site as a sign of respect. Similarly, in some Indian and Southeast Asian cultures, it is customary for people to remove their shoes when entering someone's home as a sign of respect and cleanliness.

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