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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
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              What compass will you wear your farthingale? --Shak.
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              On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore,
              Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. --Pope.
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     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.
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              His innocent gestures wear
              A meaning half divine.                --Keble.
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     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.
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     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.
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              That wicked wight his days doth wear. --Spenser.
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              The waters wear the stones.           --Job xiv. 19.
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     5. To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a
        channel; to wear a hole.
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     6. To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.
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              Trials wear us into a liking of what, possibly, in
              the first essay, displeased us.       --Locke.
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     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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Warn \Warn\ (w[add]rn), v. t. [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan.
     Cf. Warn to admonish.]
     To refuse. [Written also wern, worn.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Worn \Worn\,
     p. p. of Wear.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Worn land, land that has become exhausted by tillage, or
        which for any reason has lost its fertility.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Warn \Warn\ (w[add]rn), v. t. [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan.
     Cf. Warn to admonish.]
     To refuse. [Written also wern, worn.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wear \Wear\, v. t. [imp. Wore; p. p. Worn; 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. ?, 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 s?? 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 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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Worn \Worn\,
     p. p. of Wear.
  
     Worn land, land that has become exhausted by tillage, or
        which for any reason has lost its fertility.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  worn
       See wear

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wear
       n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven
            wear"
       2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: clothing,
           article of clothing, vesture]
       3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
          "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: wearing]
       v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: have
            on]
       2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
          [syn: bear]
       3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude
          or personality; "He always wears a smile"
       4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
          wore out the cloth" [syn: wear off, wear out, wear
          thin]
       5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain
          way"
       6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
          years" [syn: hold out, endure]
       7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
          wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
          [syn: break, wear out, bust, fall apart]
       8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
          "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear
          upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear,
           wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant: refresh]
       9: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He
          put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess
          donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately
          robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: put on, get into,
           don, assume]
       [also: worn, wore]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  worn
       adj 1: affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the
              screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the
              jacket" [ant: unworn]
       2: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or
          suffering; "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"-
          Charles Dickens [syn: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  worn
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm weren)
     Old English n.
     1 great many, multitude
     2 crowd, swarm, band, flock

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  worn
     a.
     1 Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
     2 (1: worn out); exhausted.
     vb.
     (past participle of en wear nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  worn
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm weren)
     Old English n.
     1 great many, multitude
     2 crowd, swarm, band, flock

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  worn
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm weren)
     Old English n.
     1 great many, multitude
     2 crowd, swarm, band, flock

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  worn
     Englanti vb.
     (''taivutusmuoto'') ''partisiipin perfekti verbistä'' '''wear'''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  worn
     Engelska a.
     1 nött, sliten, skavd, tärd
     2 (avledning en wear ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb wear)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  worn /wˈɔːn/
  bekaf

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Worn /wˈɔːn/
  دام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  worn //wo(ː)ɹn// //woən// //wɔɹn// //wɔːn// 
  износен
  damaged and shabby from too much use

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  worn /wˈɔːn/ 
  obnošený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  worn /wˈɔːn/ 
  opotřebený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  worn /wˈɔːn/
  opotřebovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  worn /wˈɔːn/ 
  opotřebovaný