Tested the fit of (a garment)

Usage examples of tried on.

For the parents of mongrels are varieties, and mostly domestic varieties (very few experiment shaving been tried on natural varieties), and this implies in most cases that there has been recent variability.

They stood around and tried on sweaters and laughed, waiting to go to U.

She began with simple geometric measurements, like those Abdikadir had tried on the smaller Eyes in the North–.

And, reflecting on the matter, I have tried on many grounds to excuse myself.

This treatment was tried on king George III when he was mad, but without success.

She tried on eight, right there in the front room, before finding one that did fit, after a fashion.