habitually wear

  • 1wear — wear1 [wer] vt. wore, worn, wearing [ME weren < OE werian, akin to ON verja, Goth wasjan, to clothe < IE base * wes , to clothe > Sans vastra , L vestis, clothing, vestire, to clothe] 1. a) to have on the body or carry on the person… …

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  • 2wear one's heart on one's sleeve — also[pin one s heart on one s sleeve] {v. phr.} To show your feelings openly; show everyone how you feel; not hide your feelings. * /She wears her heart on her sleeve. It s easy to see if she is sad or happy./ * /Sometimes it is better not to pin …

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  • 3wear one's heart on one's sleeve — also[pin one s heart on one s sleeve] {v. phr.} To show your feelings openly; show everyone how you feel; not hide your feelings. * /She wears her heart on her sleeve. It s easy to see if she is sad or happy./ * /Sometimes it is better not to pin …

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  • 4wear — wearer, n. /wair/, v., wore, worn, wearing, n. v.t. 1. to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise. 2. to have or use on the person… …

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  • 5wear — I. /wɛə / (say wair) verb (wore, worn, wearing) –verb (t) 1. to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a watch; to wear a disguise. 2. to have or use on a person… …

  • 6wear — 1. v. & n. v. (past wore; past part. worn) 1 tr. have on one s person as clothing or an ornament etc. (is wearing shorts; wears earrings). 2 tr. be dressed habitually in (wears green). 3 tr. exhibit or present (a facial expression or appearance)… …

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  • 7wear — I. verb (wore; worn; wearing) Etymology: Middle English weren, from Old English werian; akin to Old Norse verja to clothe, invest, spend, Latin vestis clothing, garment, Greek hennynai to clothe Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to… …

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  • 8wear — 1. verb /wɛə,wɛr/ a) To carry or have equipped on or about ones body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc. Hes wearing some nice pants today. b) To have or carry on ones person habitually, consist …

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  • 9Rings — • Article discussing religious uses and values concerning the wearing of rings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rings     Rings     † …

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  • 10Risk compensation — In ethology, risk compensation is an effect whereby individual people may tend to adjust their behavior in response to perceived changes in risk. It is seen as self evident that individuals will tend to behave in a more cautious manner if their… …

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