<adj.all> worn threads on the screw a worn suit the worn pockets on the jacket
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
<adj.all> looking careworn as she bent over her mending her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness that raddled but still noble face shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face
Wear \Wear\, v. t. [imp. {Wore} (w[=o]r); p. p. {Worn} (w[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearing}. Before the 15th century wear was a weak verb, the imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin to OHG. werien, weren, to clothe, Goth. wasjan, L. vestis clothing, vestire to clothe, Gr. "enny`nai, Skr. vas. Cf. {Vest}.] 1. To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage, etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to wear a coat; to wear a shackle.
What compass will you wear your farthingale? --Shak.
On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. --Pope.
2. To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance. ``He wears the rose of youth upon him.'' --Shak.
His innocent gestures wear A meaning half divine. --Keble.
3. 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.
4. To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend.
That wicked wight his days doth wear. --Spenser.
The waters wear the stones. --Job xiv. 19.
5. To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a channel; to wear a hole.
6. To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.
Trials wear us into a liking of what, possibly, in the first essay, displeased us. --Locke.
{To wear away}, to consume; to impair, diminish, or destroy, by gradual attrition or decay.
{To wear off}, to diminish or remove by attrition or slow decay; as, to wear off the nap of cloth.
{To wear on} or {To wear upon}, to wear. [Obs.] ``[I] weared upon my gay scarlet gites [gowns.]'' --Chaucer.
{To wear out}. (a) To consume, or render useless, by attrition or decay; as, to wear out a coat or a book. (b) To consume tediously. ``To wear out miserable days.'' --Milton. (c) To harass; to tire. ``[He] shall wear out the saints of the Most High.'' --Dan vii. 25. (d) To waste the strength of; as, an old man worn out in military service.
{To wear the breeches}. See under {Breeches}. [Colloq.]
Worn \Worn\, p. p. of {Wear}.
{Worn land}, land that has become exhausted by tillage, or which for any reason has lost its fertility.
Warn \Warn\ (w[add]rn), v. t. [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan. Cf. {Warn} to admonish.] To refuse. [Written also {wern}, {worn}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.
He rises quickly to the top, following the worn Hollywood principle that innocents must always prove themselves wiser than world-weary cynics.
The most memorable outfit in this curvaceous line was the decollete off-the-shoulder outsized houndstooth-check jacket, worn with a wispy chiffon skirt.
"This letter is for women who were not seriously injured; women who have minimal claims or women who may have worn a Shield for a couple of months and suffered from it and removed it immediately," she said.
Several dozen demonstrators wearing makeup, worn clothes and wigs carried signs saying, "Slaves to Stereotypes," "There's Life at 44, and "Beauty Comes In All Types of Packages." About a dozen police officers monitored the protests.
One of the real originals in the collection was a brown velveteen dress shirred around the scoop neckline and at the waist, worn with a silky high-necked green shirt underneath.
But too often, once the novelty has worn off, the concert-hall pairings of even the most celebrated pianists can prove more enjoyable for the executants than for the audience. Not this time.
On one of the worn pages was an instruction stating that he was entitled to access to a special party hospital in case of illness.
Now that the euphoria over the war has worn off, said Robert Sweers, head of institutional investment at Banque Paribas, investors will pay more attention to market fundamentals, and they won't like what they see.
By the late 1980s, Chinese and Soviet machines had worn out, and a damaging drought had set in.
Meanwhile, new details emerged about the cult leaders, who are said to have driven luxury cars and worn expensive clothes bought with drug profits.
Clean filter openings with a rag or brush, remove debris and replace any worn parts.
The way-out wonder boy of French fashion, Gaultier said he liked the details like a shirred mini-dress in soft fabrics worn over a silky turtleneck undershirt.
Look for his super soft-wool lace tunics worn as minis _ they're new, young and feminine.
A romantic designer who loved full skirts, embroidery and sequins, Hartnell designed the wedding and coronation gowns of Queen Elizabeth II and the floaty chiffons still worn by Queen Mother Elizabeth.
"As far as I know, nobody's ever worn a tie in space.
The grave of Addie Mae Collins had been marked only by a thin piece of wood, with the writing on it worn off. Mullinax and other donors bought a marker for the child's grave.
He had not left the confines of his bedroom and bathroom for more than 15 years and had not worn clothes in a decade.
For bridesmaids, dresses in floral prints and polka dots with low necklines or halters worn under jackets are popular.
"On one visit, Poppa presented the painter with a six-shooter and the white Stetson he had worn in `Saratoga Trunk.'
This can be done by making use of electronic devices, such as health monitoring devices worn by patients at home which automatically dial for help in an emergency, and by better drugs.
The registrar is not so encumbered, but as the hospital management has decreed that junior staff may only change their coats once a week, it is usually dirtier than the outfit worn by senior registrars who are allowed to change every day.
Among the lovely, more wearable clothes were simple, white linen shift tops decorated with seashells worn with wide shorts or full, long skirts.
The youth kick here means that the newest Chanel bag is worn as a chic biker's pouch on a belt.
"Freedom, the voice of a poet," read a T-shirt worn by the young poet, Qu Wei.
Its worn wooden booths bear years of carvings and graffiti.
Strote said he had not replaced carpets soiled by the dogs because "I feel people want the home like he lived in it." He compared the homes to a classic car, saying some people would want a car's old, worn interior because it was authentic.
"People have worn kimono for ages.
A typical simple shift in deep turquoise had slightly puffy, cuffed long sleeves, big buttoned-down patch pockets and was worn with a flowing carnation red chiffon scarf.
As the men worked this day, sweat streamed down their faces from under the plastic safety helmets worn by the 13 black team members and their white supervisor.
Its women, worn down by men and by life, are identified only as the lady from the road, the woman of the world and the girl with a date.