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I recently read that:

> 着る（きる）is used for the wearing clothes for either the upper half of the body
> (eg 上着）or the whole body in general.
>
> 履く（はく）is used for bottom half (eg shoes, socks, trousers).
>
> する is used for accessories (watch, scarf etc)

Is there are a specific/common use for 着ける (つける） or the type of
clothes/accessories that take this verb?
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When is 着ける used in context of clothes? (eg in comparison to 着る, する、履く)
着ける can be used for those items that fall under the する "used for accessories"
category above, e.g.

> 時計を着ける  
>  イヤリングを着ける.

Probably the reading comes from 付ける »to attach« and the _kanji_ from the fact
that you are "attaching" something to your body in the sense of wearing it.

By the way, マフラーを巻く would be preferred to マフラーを着ける or マフラーをする.
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