Wear

war, v. [imp. wore p. p. worn wear- ing.] To carry or bear upon the person, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, etc. to have on to have or exhibit an appearance of to consume by use, use up to impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percu ion, etc.; to cause or occasion by friction or wasting; to affect by degrees. — To endure or suffer use; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition to suffer injury by use or time to be consumed by slow degrees.— n. Act of wearing, or state of being worn consumption by use thing worn; style of dre the fashion. [ME. weren, AS. and OHG. werian, Ic. verja, to wear, Goth, ivasjan, to clothe; vest distinct AS. werian, Ic. verja, to defend.] — Wear and tear. The lo by wearing, as of machinery in use; injury to which anything is subject by use, accident, etc. — Wear'able, a. Capable of being, or suitable to be, worn.—Wear'er, n. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; that which wastes or diminishes.