See Also: WEAR(law)
wear(dictionary)
wear(2)(dictionary)
wear(1)(dictionary)
wear(medicine)
occlusal wear(medicine)
Tyne and Wear(tourism)
wear 2, noun(dictionary)
wear 1, verb(dictionary)
ready-to-wear(dictionary)

wear(1) (iou)



wear noun. LME.
[from WEAR verb1.]
The action of wearing an article of clothing etc.; the condition or fact of being worn. LME.
Daily Express I want to discourage the..wear to school of tracksuits.
A thing or things worn; esp. fashionable or suitable clothing for a specified activity or occasion. L16.
formal wear, menswear, sportswear, summer wear, etc.
b. fig. Custom, habit. E17.
Saturday Review That mood of..knowingness which is all the wear among some..short-story writers.
Ability to be worn further or over a (specified) period of time; degree of resistance to the effects of being worn. L17.
J. O'Faolain A pair of old boots with wear in them yet.
The process or condition of being worn or impaired by continued use, friction, attrition, etc.; deterioration of quality due to this. E18.
A. Lurie We often discard garments that show little or no wear. R. Brautigan A tin roof coloured reddish by years of wear.
Phrases: in wear being regularly worn; in vogue, in fashion. tear and wear = wear and tear (a) below. the worse for wear damaged or deteriorated through being worn; joc. drunk. wear and tear (a) damage or deterioration from continuous ordinary use; (b) wear and tear pigment (Biochemistry) = LIPOFUSCIN.
Comb.: wear-dated adjective (of a garment) guaranteed to last for a specified amount of time.