Definition of wear

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Wear (v. t.) To form or shape by, or as by, attrition..

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Unwearied :: Unwearied (a.) Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying; indefatigable..
Coroneted :: Coroneted (a.) Wearing, or entitled to wear, a coronet; of noble birth or rank..
Backlash :: Backlash (n.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion..
Miswear :: Miswear (v. t.) To wear ill.
Thumb :: Thumb (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon..
Toil :: Toil (v. t.) To weary; to overlabor.
Wear :: 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..
Waistcoateer :: Waistcoateer (n.) One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet..
Buskined :: Buskined (a.) Wearing buskins.
Rest :: Rest (n.) To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion..
Grate :: Grate (v. i.) To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity..
Corrosive :: Corrosive (a.) Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid..
Outwear :: Outwear (v. t.) To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other..
Dog-weary :: Dog-weary (a.) Extremely weary.
Implausible :: Implausible (a.) Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed..
Clothe :: Clothe (v. i.) To wear clothes.
Marry :: Marry (interj.) Indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.
Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires..
Doeskin :: Doeskin (n.) A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; -- made for men's wear..
Trudge :: Trudge (v. i.) To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.
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