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Default Re: preposition in or with

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In carries the same meaning as it does in phrases like in the box, in the building, in the center-- some kind of surrounding 'structure' is implied.

For me, it can only be with long hair, with a red hairpiece, and in a red dress. Only the dress in any sense 'encloses' her. However, there may be those who accept in a hairpiece, as it approaches the image of in a hat.
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