Definition of To wear off. Meaning of To wear off. Synonyms of To wear off

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Definition of To wear off

To wear off
Wear Wear, v. i. 1. To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance. 2. To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually. ``Thus wore out night.' --Milton. Away, I say; time wears. --Shak. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou and this people that is with thee. --Ex. xviii. 18. His stock of money began to wear very low. --Sir W. Scott. The family . . . wore out in the earlier part of the century. --Beaconsfield. To wear off, to pass away by degrees; as, the follies of youth wear off with age. To wear on, to pass on; as, time wears on. --G. Eliot. To wear weary, to become weary, as by wear, long occupation, tedious employment, etc.

Meaning of To wear off from wikipedia

- ready-to-wear or prêt-à-porter (pʁɛ. ta pɔʁ. te , pron; often abbreviated rtw; 'off-the-rack' or 'off-the-peg' in casual use) is the term for
- what not to wear is an american makeover reality television show based on a british show of the same name . the program premiered in
- what not to wear is a bafta award -nominated makeover reality television show launched by the bbc in 2001. the pair to national prominence.
- wearable art, also known as artwear or 'art to wear', refers to individually designed pieces of (usually) handmade clothing or jewellery
- it protects the wearer from rough surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, splinters, thorns and prickles by providing a barrier
- in materials science , wear is erosion or sideways displacement of material from its 'derivative' and original position on a solid
- the river wear (icon , ˈ , w , ɪər weer , ') in north east england rises in the pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through county
- (a)sunder'), likely to be reference to the valley carved by the river wear on whose south bank the original settlement of sunderland was
- the devil wears prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film , a loose screen adaptation of lauren weisberger 's 2003 novel of the same name .
- the devil wears prada is an american melodic metalcore band from dayton, ohio . formed in 2005, they are currently signed to warner music