used for adding on to words to indicate a type of clothingactivewear; sportswear; leisurewear

Old English werian "to clothe, put on, cover up," from Proto-Germanic *wazjan (source also of Old Norse verja, Old High German werian, Gothic gawasjan "to clothe"), from PIE *wos-e [..]

"action of wearing" (clothes), mid-15c., from wear (v.). Meaning "what one wears" is 1560s. To be the worse for wear is attested from 1782; noun phrase wear and tear is first recor [..]

- The usual wear of scuffs and other marks discs will collect over a long term of use.

be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear" clothing: a covering designed to [..]

The attrition or rubbing away of the surface of a material as a result of mechanical action.

to be dressed in. You wear thin clothes in summer and thick clothes in winter

As guns fire their barrels wear and the muzzle velocity for every charge becomes less, which reduces range. Wear is caused by erosion, abrasion and corrosion.  Corrosion is prevented by proper cleanin [..]

 fashion.

Deterioration caused from use. A diminishing from the accumulation of abrasion, gouging, scratching, and scuffing of the thickness of the flooring.

The undesired deterioration of a component by the removal of material from its surface.

The artificial removal of material, or impairment of the stone surface finish, through friction or impact.

The attribution or rubbing away of the surface of a material, such as a tool, as a result of mechanical action.

(n) impairment resulting from long use(n) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body(n) the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment(v) be dressed in(v) have on one's p [..]

Never wear the image of Deity in a ring. So Pythagoras taught his disciples, and Moses directed that the Jews should make no image of God. Both meant to teach their disciples that God is incorporeal, [..]

Loss of material from a surface by means of relative motion between it and another body. Third bodies i.e. grit X Y Z Zinc Plating: The electro-deposition of zinc or zinc alloys (eg Zn/Ni, Zn/Sn) to provide galvanic corrosion protection.

The undesired removal of material from contacting surfaces by mechanical action.

The wearing away of a Tooth as a result of Tooth-to-Tooth contact, as in Mastication, occurring only on the occlusal, incisal, and proximal surfaces. It is chiefly associated with Aging. It is differe [..]

Occlusal Wear of the surfaces of restorations and surface wear of Dentures.

Loss of the Tooth substance by chemical or Mechanical Processes

Wear is the term used to refer to Material losses that occur as a result of tribological (e.g. mechanical, Grinding, rolling, chemical and thermal) stresses. Various mechanisms and friction Work cause [..]

Damage resulting from the removal of materials from surfaces in relative motion.

(1) To wear a boat is the operation of bringing a sailing vessel onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern, as opposed to tacking, where the wind is brought around the bow. (2) In resp [..]

go from one tack to another with the stern passing through the wind

1) To wear a boat is the operation of bringing a sailing vessel onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern, as opposed to tacking, where the wind is brought around the bow. 2) In respec [..]

To bring the wind on the other side of a vessel by putting the helm up so that the vessel's head goes round away from the wind instead of towards the wind as in tacking. Used on square rigged ves [..]

The progressive loss of substance from the operating surface of a body occurring as a result of relative motion at the surface; rubbing away

the attrition or rubbing away of the surface of a material as a result of mechanical action. There is some difference of opinion on types of wear. Selected wear types are: