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wearing
(encz) | wearing,nošení nošení oděvu/oblečení jak168 |
wearing
(encz) | wearing,opotřebení n: Zdeněk Brož |
wearing
(encz) | wearing,opotřebování n: Zdeněk Brož |
wearing
(encz) | wearing,vyčerpávající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Wearing
(gcide) | Wearing \Wear"ing\, a.
Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.
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Wearing
(gcide) | Wearing \Wear"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing
wears; use; conduct; consumption.
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Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his
wearing. --Latimer.
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2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. [Obs.]
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Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. --Shak.
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Wearing
(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.]
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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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wearing
(wn) | wearing
adj 1: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit
was especially wearing" [syn: exhausting, tiring,
wearing, wearying]
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, {wearing
away}]
2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
"she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: wear, wearing] |
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forswearing
(encz) | forswearing, n: |
hard-wearing
(encz) | hard-wearing,trvanlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
long-wearing
(encz) | long-wearing, adj: |
swearing
(encz) | swearing,klení n: Cascavalswearing,nadávání n: Cascaval |
wearing apparel
(encz) | wearing apparel, n: |
wearing away
(encz) | wearing away, n: |
exhausting tiring wearing wearying
(gcide) | effortful \effortful\ adj.
1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of effortless.
[Narrower terms: {arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking,
grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious,
punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome}; {exhausting,
tiring, wearing, wearying}] Also See: difficult, hard.
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Forswearing
(gcide) | Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn;
p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien,
AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-,
and Swear, v. i.]
1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce
earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
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I . . . do forswear her. --Shak.
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2. To deny upon oath.
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Like innocence, and as serenely bold
As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!
--Dryden.
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To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's
self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See Perjure.
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long-wearing
(gcide) | long-wearing \long-wearing\ adj.
withstanding long use without deterioration; resistant to
damage.
Syn: durable.
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Swearing
(gcide) | Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. Swore, formerly Sware; p. p.
Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing.] [OE. swerien, AS.
swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.
schw["o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[aum]rja, Dan. svaerge,
Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an
answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.
[root]177. Cf. Answer.]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to
God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,
threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by
some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the
Bible, the Koran, etc.
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Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix.
12.
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I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak.
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2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth
of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
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3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use
the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon
God in imprecation; to curse.
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[I] swore little; diced not above seven times a
week. --Shak.
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To swear by, to place great confidence in a person or
thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply
meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord
Verulam." --Miss Edgeworth.
To swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious
resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off
smoking. [Slang]
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a. & n. from Swear, v.
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Idle swearing is a cursedness. --Chaucer.
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Wearing
(gcide) | Wearing \Wear"ing\, a.
Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.
[1913 Webster]Wearing \Wear"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing
wears; use; conduct; consumption.
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Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his
wearing. --Latimer.
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2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. [Obs.]
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Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]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.]
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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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forswearing
(wn) | forswearing
n 1: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or
surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege
etc.) [syn: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing] |
long-wearing
(wn) | long-wearing
adj 1: capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; "durable
denim jeans" [syn: durable, long-wearing] |
swearing
(wn) | swearing
n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word,
expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]
2: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of
law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution
for perjury [syn: oath, swearing] |
wearing apparel
(wn) | wearing apparel
n 1: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
"fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, {wearing
apparel}, dress, clothes] |
wearing away
(wn) | wearing away
n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding
something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn:
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, {wearing
away}] |
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