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Definition or meaning of the English word Wear
To form or shape by; or as by; attrition. (v. t.). The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion. (n.). The act of wearing; or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as; the wear of a garment. (n.). 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. (v. i.). To cause or make by friction or wasting; as; to wear a channel; to wear a hole. (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. (v. t.). To have or exhibit an appearance of; as an aspect or manner; to bear; as; she wears a smile on her countenance. (v. t.). 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. (v. t.). 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. (v. i.). 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. (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. (v. t.). A long notch with a horizontal edge; as in the top of a vertical plate or plank; through which water flows; -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water. (n.). A fence of stakes; brushwood; or the like; set in a stream; tideway; or inlet of the sea; for taking fish. (n.). A dam in a river to stop and raise the water; for the purpose of conducting it to a mill; forming a fish pond; or the like. (n.).
Translations for the English word Wear
German Translation for the English word Wear is tragen[Verb]
Wear Related Proverbs
"If the shoe fits, wear it". - The meaning of this proverb is If something belongs or pertains to you, accept it. This proverb first appeared as “if the cap fits,” which may have referred to a fool’s cap. The later version has become more common and is associated with the glass slipper in the fairy tale, “Cinderella.”
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