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Worn   /wɔrn/   Listen
Worn

adjective
1.
Affected by wear; damaged by long use.  "A worn suit" , "The worn pockets on the jacket"  Antonym: new.
2.
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering.  Synonyms: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled.  "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

verb
(past wore; past part. worn)
1.
Be dressed in.  Synonym: have on.
2.
Have on one's person.  Synonym: bear.  "Bear a scar"
3.
Have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality.
4.
Deteriorate through use or stress.  Synonyms: wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin.
5.
Have or show an appearance of.
6.
Last and be usable.  Synonyms: endure, hold out.
7.
Go to pieces.  Synonyms: break, bust, fall apart, wear out.  "The gears wore out" , "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
8.
Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.  Synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary.  Antonym: refresh.
9.
Put clothing on one's body.  Synonyms: assume, don, get into, put on.  "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"



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"Worn" Quotes from Famous Books



... on, as it forms a paste. Dress the infant and lay it on its crib while putting away all the things used for its bath. It is perfectly proper for a baby to exercise its lungs by crying, so do not be alarmed, but be sure that its clothing is comfortable and that the child is clean. Garments worn at night should always be different from those worn during the day. The garments next to the skin should be of wool or part wool, except the diaper, which should be soft cotton, and when new, washed several times before using. Wet diapers should be rinsed in cold water and dried before using ...
— Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts • Girl Scouts

... Don, and he bears himself with the airs of a courtier—when it so pleases him. As he stood that day at the open door of our hut prison, in the full glow of the summer morning, he was a goodly sight. His thick black hair was worn in a fringe of wavy locks that rested lightly on his flaring collar. His leathern doublet fitted close to his slight, strong figure, and through its slashed sleeves there was a shimmer of fine silk. In his right ...
— Margaret Tudor - A Romance of Old St. Augustine • Annie T. Colcock

... cloth had extended all the way around the wheel he could have taken the manacle off in less time than it had taken Kaiser Bill to lock it on, for the contrivance rivalled a buzzsaw. As it was, he had to stop every minute or two to rearrange the worn emery cloth and bind it in place anew. But for all that he succeeded in less than fifteen minutes in working a furrow almost through the metal band so that a little careful manipulating and squeezing and pressing of it enabled him to break ...
— Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

... forever rest in oblivion. In scenery these mountains of the Western Continent again carry off the palm; for, they strike the observer as being more bold, wild and picturesque than their formidable rivals. To the foot-worn traveler, who has journeyed thirty or forty days upon the level prairies, seeing nothing to break the monotony of a sea of earth, the dark outlines of the Rocky Mountains, gradually coming into the view, never fail to prove a refreshing sight both to the physical and mental ...
— The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself • De Witt C. Peters

... hills. The repair-kit is normally rather comprehensive. Buy a number of extra latigos, or cinch-straps. Include many copper rivets of all sizes—they are the best quick-repair known for almost everything, from putting together a smashed pack-saddle to cobbling a worn-out boot. Your horseshoeing outfit should be complete with paring-knife, rasp, nail-set, clippers, hammer, nails, and shoes. The latter will be the malleable soft iron, low-calked "Goodenough," which can be fitted cold. Purchase a dozen front shoes ...
— The Mountains • Stewart Edward White


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