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- noun putting clothes on to see whether they fit
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Examples
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I was able to "try-on" a couple at Cabelas, gives you a good feel for eye releaf on the scope and how the whole rig will work.
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I love the eBay Fashion iphone app because you can really pinpoint what it is that you are looking for in fashion terms - era, piece, color, size, which speeds through the millions of listings and you can also virtually try-on pieces and curate your virtual closet!
Mary Kincaid: Celebrity Stylist Annabel Tollman Talks Vintage Clothes and Spring's Top Trends Mary Kincaid 2011
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I told her that at this rate we'd have to bring all the dresses to the office for a Loehmann's fitting room-style mass try-on.
Reporter's Notebook: Discount Fashion Comes at a Cost Elizabeth Williamson 2011
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I was able to "try-on" a couple at Cabelas, gives you a good feel for eye releaf on the scope and how the whole rig will work.
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I love the eBay Fashion iphone app because you can really pinpoint what it is that you are looking for in fashion terms - era, piece, color, size, which speeds through the millions of listings and you can also virtually try-on pieces and curate your virtual closet!
Mary Kincaid: Celebrity Stylist Annabel Tollman Talks Vintage Clothes and Spring's Top Trends Mary Kincaid 2011
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That slip will prolong the life of all the dresses, and I would suggest you make one of them first, as a try-on model for a dress, from white muslin.
Home Living 2009
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I do have a bride doing a try-on session at the moment, so I may just need to leave you for a few moments if she needs anything from me.
Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010
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While I am a bit of a web geek, I think I'll defer on the virtual try-on and the home try-on offers and anxiously wait to go to one of their physical locations to try on the goods since I'm probably currently outside of their normal shipping area, plus I like the personal attention of a salesperson who's helpful, and hopefully not too pushy.
Danny Wong: GQ Calls it the Netflix of Eyewear Danny Wong 2010
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In addition to fighting higher prices, Warby Parker is taking a new approach to online retail with their super cool virtual try-on system that allows you to try on any pair of glasses, so you don't have to worry much about dealing with messy back-and-forth with your purchase because what it looked like in person didn't live up to what you imagine it would have looked like when you were buying the glasses online.
Danny Wong: GQ Calls it the Netflix of Eyewear Danny Wong 2010
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I do have a bride doing a try-on session at the moment, so I may just need to leave you for a few moments if she needs anything from me.
Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010
GHibbs commented on the word try-on
A try-on may be an attempt to gain approval for something by doing something that may usually be forbidden. A teenager is likely to have try-ons with his or her parents. That was a clever try-on but it did not work!
August 5, 2013