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Definition of wear

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Wear (v. i.) To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance..

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Sweat :: Swearing () a. & n. from Swear, v..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..

Glass :: Glass (v. t.) An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears glasses..

Worn-out :: Worn-out (a.) Consumed, or rendered useless, by wearing; as, worn-out garments..

Weariness :: Weariness (n.) The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.

Drudgery :: Drudgery (n.) The act of drudging; disagreeable and wearisome labor; ignoble or slavish toil.

Awearied :: Awearied (p. p.) Wearied.

Weary :: Weary (superl.) Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of marching, or of confinement; weary of study..

Durable :: Durable (a.) Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness..

Wear :: Wear (v. i.) To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance..

Wearing :: Wearing (n.) The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption.

Fade :: Fade (v. t.) To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.

Hackney :: Hackney (v. t.) To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation..

Bonneted :: Bonneted (a.) Wearing a bonnet.

Were :: Were (v. t. & i.) To wear. See 3d Wear.

Based :: Based (n.) Wearing, or protected by, bases..

Dexter :: Dexter (a.) On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side..

Triple-crowned :: Triple-crowned (a.) Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope..

Profane :: Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue..

Freshen :: Freshen (v. t.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse..