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Worn

adjective

1.

Affected by wear; damaged by long use. "A worn suit" , "The worn pockets on the jacket"

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.

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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