OVERWEAR

Etymology 1

Verb

overwear (third-person singular simple present overwears, present participle overwearing, simple past overwore, past participle overworn)

(transitive) To wear out; to exhaust.

Synonyms

• (wear out): exhaust, tax, wear

Etymology 2

Noun

overwear (uncountable)

outer clothing

Anagrams

• overawer

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*wear", v. t.

Definition: To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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