- overwear
- transitive verb (overwore; overworn; -wearing) Date: 1578 wear out, exhaust
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overwear
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Overwear — O ver*wear ( w[^a]r ), v. t. To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwear — O ver*wear ( w[^a]r ), n. Clothing worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as overcoats, wraps, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwear — [ō΄vər wer′] vt. overwore, overworn, overwearing to wear out or exhaust … English World dictionary
overwear — /oh veuhr wair /, v.t., overwore, overworn, overwearing. to use or wear excessively; wear out; exhaust; tax: needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition. [1570 80; OVER + WEAR] * * * … Universalium
overwear — 1. verb /ˌoʊ.vərˈwɛər/ To wear out; to exhaust. 2. noun /ˌoʊ.vərˈwɛər/ outer clothing … Wiktionary
overwear — /oʊvəˈwɛə/ (say ohvuh wair) verb (t) (overwore, overworn, overwearing) 1. to wear or use excessively, as clothes. 2. to tire, exhaust. {over + wear1} …
overwear — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to use up or exhaust by wearing : wear out … Useful english dictionary
overwear syndrome — extreme photophobia, pain, and lacrimation associated with contact lenses, particularly non–gas permeable hard lenses, usually caused by wearing them excessively. Prolonged lens induced corneal hypoxia results in corneal epithelial edema and… … Medical dictionary
Overworn — O ver*worn , p. p. & a. from {Overwear}, v. t. Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwore — /oh veuhr wawr , wohr /, v. pt. of overwear. * * * … Universalium
