| Wear (wear) |
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| n. | (?; 277) |
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| Wear |
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| Wear (wear) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Wear |
| [Cf. Veer.]
(Naut.) |
To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm
up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow
is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she
turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer.
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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.
To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an
aspect or manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her
countenance.
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.
To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual
attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to
cause to lower or disappear; to spend.
To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to
wear a channel; to wear a hole.
To form or shape by, or as by,
attrition.
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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.
To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being
used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be
spent, gradually.
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The act of
wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by
friction; as, the wear of a garment.
The thing worn; style of dress; the
fashion.
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The result of wearing or
use; consumption, diminution, or impairment due to use, friction, or
the like; as, the wear of this coat has been good.
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