overwear
1Overwear — O ver*wear ( w[^a]r ), v. t. To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton. [1913 Webster] …
2Overwear — O ver*wear ( w[^a]r ), n. Clothing worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as overcoats, wraps, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
3overwear — [ō΄vər wer′] vt. overwore, overworn, overwearing to wear out or exhaust …
4overwear — transitive verb (overwore; overworn; wearing) Date: 1578 wear out, exhaust …
5overwear — /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] * * * …
6overwear — 1. verb /ˌoʊ.vərˈwɛər/ To wear out; to exhaust. 2. noun /ˌoʊ.vərˈwɛər/ outer clothing …
7overwear — /oʊvəˈwɛə/ (say ohvuh wair) verb (t) (overwore, overworn, overwearing) 1. to wear or use excessively, as clothes. 2. to tire, exhaust. {over + wear1} …
8overwear — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to use up or exhaust by wearing : wear out …
9overwear 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… …
10Overworn — 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] …
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