Definition of wear

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Wear (v. t.) To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes rapidly..

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Wear :: Wear (v. t.) To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend..
Wearing :: Wearing (n.) The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption.
Tucker :: Tucker (v. t.) To tire; to weary; -- usually with out.
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..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib..
Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable..
Chafing :: Chafing (v. t.) The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing..
Tweed :: Tweed (n.) A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving..
Wore :: Wore () imp. of Wear.
Fit :: Fit (n.) The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of dress to the person of the wearer.
Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..
Swearer :: Swearer (n.) One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
Cornuto :: Cornuto (n.) A man that wears the horns; a cuckold.
Compurgator :: Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager..
Ennuye :: Ennuye (a.) Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.
Dog-weary :: Dog-weary (a.) Extremely weary.
Beavered :: Beavered (a.) Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat..
Wear :: Wear (n.) A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish..
Kerchieft :: Kerchieft (a.) Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief.
Harass :: Harass (v. t.) To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out..
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