Worn+by+use
31well-worn — /wel wawrn , wohrn /, adj. 1. showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well worn carpets. 2. trite, hackneyed, or stale: a well worn saying. 3. fittingly or becomingly worn or borne: a well worn reserve that never seems haughty. [1615 25] *… …
32Recreational drug use — is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal. Also, it may overlap with… …
33Trade and use of saffron — …
34Chinook Jargon use by English-language speakers — British Columbian English and Pacific Northwest English have several words still in current use which are loanwords from the Chinook Jargon, which was widely spoken throughout the Pacific Northwest by all ethnicities well into the middle of the… …
35well worn — ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing the signs of extensive use or wear. 2) (of a phrase or idea) used or repeated so often that it no longer has interest or significance …
36well-worn — adjective 1. showing signs of much wear or use • Similar to: ↑worn 2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse bromidic sermons his remarks were trite and commonplace hackneyed phrases a stock answer …
37in actual use — As the term appears in a statute exempting wearing apparel from import duties:–apparel being worn at the time and also apparel in a passenger s trunks or luggage intended for and awaiting use in wearing it. Astor v Merritt, 111 US 202, 28 L Ed… …
38well-worn — adjective a) showing signs of wear because of extensive use b) trite or hackneyed; repeated too often …
39becoming worn — turning ragged or faded from use or age …
40time-worn — adjective impaired or made less interesting as a result of age or long use …
