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Wearing a cothurn.

Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. "That cowled churchman." Emerson.

Wearing a cravat. The young men faultlessly appointed, handsomely cravatted. Thackeray.

A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]

) See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. [Eng.] "She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels." Milton. -- Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the sovereign. -- Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions. [Eng.] -- Crown l…

Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. "Crowned with one crest." Shak. "Crowned with conquest." Milton. With surpassing glory crowned. Milton.

Wearing a cuirass.

Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.] Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen under a certain breadth. Sir W. Temple.

A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, fro

The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A wearing off or away. Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

A person wearing a domino.

endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness. Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. Prov. viii. 18. An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. D…

A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns.

ons adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine. Froude. Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness. Bancroft.

Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.

a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing.

Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry. Flash house, a house frequented by flash people, as thieves and whores; hence, a brothel. "A gang of footpa…

Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet.

Wearing a gauntlet.