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505 words match “WEAR”

MANSWEAR v.
To swear falsely. Same as Mainswear.
MISSWEAR v.
To swear falsely.
MISWEAR v.
To wear ill. [Obs.] Bacon.
NECKWEAR n.
A collective term for cravats, collars, etc. [Colloq. or trade name]
OUTSWEAR v.
To exceed in swearing.
OUTWEAR v. 2 definitions
To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing. Milton.
OUTWEARY v.
To weary out. Cowley.
OVERWEAR v.
To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.
OVERWEARY v.
To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.
SWEAR v. 7 definitions
by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Ye shall swear by my name falsely. Lev. xix. 12. I swear by all the Roman gods. Shak.
SWEARER n. 2 definitions
One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
SWEARING a.
from Swear, v. Idle swearing is a cursedness. Chaucer.
UNDERWEAR n.
That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.
UNSWEAR v. 2 definitions
To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure. J. Fletcher.
UNWEARIED a.
Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not tiring or wearying; indefatigable. -- Un*wea"ried*ly, adv. -- Un*wea"ried*ness, n.
UNWEARY v.
To cause to cease being weary; to refresh. [Obs.] Dryden.
WEIR; WEAR n. 3 definitions
A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like.
ABJURATION n.
The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return.
ABJURE v.
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
ABLATION n.
Wearing away; superficial waste. Tyndall.
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