wear [ wɛə] vt.穿着，戴；磨损
wear off 逐渐消失；磨掉；耗损
wear out 穿破，用坏；耗尽
wear off 逐渐消逝
wear out 用破，用坏，磨损；耗尽，使精疲力尽
wear off
逐渐消逝
wear out
用破，用坏，磨损；耗尽，使精疲力尽
wear [wɛə] v. 穿,戴
自然耗损 natural wearing
Basketball Wear 篮球服
Fitness Wear 紧身服
Football Wear 足球围巾
Jogging Wear 慢跑服
wear sth inside out 把衣服穿反了
The law requires you wear a seatbelt 法规要求系安全带。
Children's wear 童装
Safety helmets must be worn on this site
此工地必须戴安全帽。
ready-made clothes, ready-to-wear clothes 成衣
快速磨损试验
accelerated wear test
Oh, you are wearing ear rings! When did you have your ears pierced?
哦，你戴耳环了！是什么时候穿的耳朵？
I saw a peculiar thing today; a dog was walking down the street wearing a red hat!
今天我看到一件怪事；一条狗戴着顶红帽子在街上走。
In the worn wedding album the first picture of the bride and groom is blurred.
在那本破旧的婚礼相册里，第一张新娘和新郎的合照已经模糊不清了。
He wore a pair of black trousers.
他穿着一条黑裤子。
Though they could not have put it into words, their dislike of him was that he did not wear uniform.
他们不喜欢他不穿制服，虽然他们没能把这说出来。
All the dancers are wearing masks.
所有跳舞的人都戴着面具。
Sandy thinks she is mature and can make her own decisions about what to wear.
桑迪认为自己长大了，可以自己决定穿什么了。
This young man is wearing a limp grey sweater.
这个年轻人穿着一件柔软的灰色运动衫。
Wear this ring as a token of our friendship.
戴上这个戒指，作为我们友谊的象征。
Clothes of this kind are not appropriate for school wear.
这种衣服不适合在学校穿。
Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
朴素、简单的衣服适合在学校穿。
It is the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions.
男子在正式场合穿西装是一种惯例。
Until recently, it was a convention in the United States for people to wear black to a funeral.
直到最近，穿黑颜色的衣服参加葬礼仍然是美国的习俗。
The team is sponsored by Sony, so the players wear the letters S o n y on their shirts.
这支队伍是由索尼公司赞助的，因此运动员都穿着带Sony字样的运动服。
No one in their entire acquaintance would wear such a dress.
在他们的熟人圈子里，没有人会穿这种衣服。
Each motorcycle driver has to wear a mask.
每个摩托车驾驶员都得戴面罩。
It became fashionable to wear glasses.
那时戴眼镜成了时髦。
The man wore a bathrobe and had evidently just come from the bathroom.
那人穿了一件浴衣，显然是刚从浴室出来。
These shoes withstand hard wear.
这鞋很耐穿。
Wear a hat and keep a shirt handy.
戴顶帽子并将一件衬衫带在身边。
He was wearing nothing but a pair of swimming trunks.
他只穿了一条游泳裤。
These worn tyres are badly in need of replacement.
这些磨损的轮胎该换了。
the soldiers wearing their distinctive red berets
戴着醒目的红色贝雷帽的士兵
She wore a simple classic suit.
她穿着一套简朴的传统服装。
What will you wear for the party?
晚会上你穿什么？
I'll wear my blue dress.
我会穿我的兰色裙子。
Why? What will you wear?
为什么？你会穿什么？
The shoes are worn-out.
这鞋已经不能穿了。
I don't like wearing the uniform.
我不喜欢穿制服。
Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half.
系好安全带能够挽救性命，它能将丧生和重伤的概率减少一半以上。
But it will be the driver’s responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.
但是司机有责任确保14岁以下的孩子不要坐在前排，除非他们系好了安全带。
However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle; or you are making a localdelivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it.
当然，如果有以下情况你可以不系安全带：你在倒车时，或者你用一种特殊交通工具进行当地的货物运送、收集时，或者你有合法的医学证明你不能系安全带时。
Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to? ?the court that you have been excused from wearing it.
注意你如果不这么做（系安全带）的话，你有可能被告上法庭，而且你有可能被处以罚款除非你能证明你有不带安全带的理由。
The bride wore a beautiful white dress.
新娘穿了一身美丽的白色礼服。
She likes to wear brown.
她喜欢穿褐色的衣服。
She wore a silver chain around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一条银项链。
As it was a hot day she wore a cool dress.
因为天气热，她穿了一件凉快的衣服。
Cotton is more comfortable to wear than nylon.
棉布比尼龙穿着舒服。
She wears a diamond ring on her left hand.
她左手上戴着一枚钻石戒指。
She wears a beautiful evening dress.
她穿着一件漂亮的晚礼服。
She was wearing a silver fox fur across her shoulders.
她肩上披了一件银狐皮披肩。
She wore a black silk evening gown.
她穿着一件黑色丝质晚礼服。
She wears a dress with delicate lace.
她穿了一件带有精致花边的裙子。
She wears a modern dress.
她穿着一件时髦的礼服。
I only wear a tie on special occasions.
我只在特殊场合才打领带。
She wears a pearl necklace today.
今天她戴了一条珍珠项链。
That girl likes to wear purple dresses.
那个女孩喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
She wears a wedding ring to show that she's married.
她戴着结婚戒指，表示她已结婚。
She is wearing a silk scarf.
她佩戴着一条丝绸围巾。
He is wearing a black suit.
他穿着一套黑西装。
She wears a ribbon belt round her waist.
她在腰部束了一条缎带。
She never wears green.
她从不穿绿色的衣服。
The inscription on the stone had worn away.
刻在石头上的文字已磨损了。
穿什么好呢?
What should I wear?
What should I wear? (穿什么好呢?)
The red one. (穿红的吧!)
Which dress should I wear?
Which one should I wear?
What should I put on?
你毛衣穿反了。
You're wearing your sweater inside out.
You have your sweater on inside out.
我浑身发冷。
I feel chilly.
I feel chilly. (我浑身发冷。)
Here, wear my jacket. (给，穿上我的夹克吧。)
如果批评得对，你就接受吧。
If the shoe fits, wear it. *直译是“如果鞋合适，你就穿上它”，表示“如果认为别人批评得有道理，就该接受”。
My boss criticized my sloppy personal appearance. (我的老板批评我穿得邋遢。)
Well, if the shoe fits, wear it. (如果批评得对，你就接受吧。)
为什么不行?
Why not? *在被对方否定时，反驳对方“为什么不行?”，还含有“当然可以”、“同意”的意思。
You can't wear the red pants. (你不能穿那条红裤子。)
Why not? They're my favorite. (为什么不能?这是我最喜欢的裤子。)
Why can't I?
Is there a reason? (有理由吗?)
你看起来很疲惫。
You look exhausted. *exhausted “精疲力尽”、“疲劳不堪”，表示在此情况下再也不能做任何事情的疲劳感。
You look very tired.
You look worn-out.
You look bushed. *俚语。
You look pooped. *俚语。
If the shoe fits, wear it.
如果是真的就承认吧。
What perfume are you wearing?
你擦什么香水？
I love the earrings you are wearing.
我喜欢你戴的耳环。
Be level-headed (calm and relaxed) 头脑冷静的人
可别以为 level-headed 是“小平头”，“平头”的英语说法是“crew cut”,他留了个平头——He wears his hair in a crew cut .
My boss, John Smith, is the most level–headed man I’ve ever known .
我的老板约翰.史密斯是我见过的头脑最冷静的人。
She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
她穿着一件拖地长裙。
People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to walk.
坐办公室的人之所以常常被称作"白领工人"，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子，也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。
Better wear out than rust out.
与其闲散不如忙碌。
Constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石。
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
与其锈掉，不如用坏。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
水滴天天滴不停，石头最坚也磨损。
Do we have to wear the helmets?
我们得戴上防护帽吗？
A Look at you! You have blisters on your nose. And your nose is very red!
A 看你呀！你的鼻子上有水泡，而且你的鼻子很红。
B It really hurts.
B 确实很痛。.
A I'm sure it does. What did I tell you?
A 我想肯定很痛。我告诉你什么来着？
B What do you mean?
B 你什么意思？
A I said: Wear a hat. Put on some sunscreen. Sit in the shade. Don't get sunburnt.
A 我说：戴顶帽子。擦防晒霜。坐在阴凉处。不要被晒伤。
B Ouch!
B 哎呦！!
A Beijing has been freezing this week.
A 北京这个礼拜真是冻死人了。
B Yes, and the wind makes it even colder.
B 是呀，再加上风的作用让人觉得更冷。
A Yes. It’s much colder when it’s windy.
A 是的。当刮风时总会的使人觉得更冷。
B You should wear a warm coat and a hat.
B 你应该穿件厚大衣，戴上帽子。
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
Benjamin Franklin, American president
懒惰像生锈一样，比操劳更能消耗身体。
美国总统富兰克林。B.
Men who are going bald often wear baseball caps.
快要秃顶的男人们总是戴着棒球帽。
Women take clothing much more seriously than men. I＇ve never seen a man walk into a party and say″Oh, my God,I＇m so embarrassed；get me out of here. There＇s another man wearing a black tuxedo.″
在着装方面,女人要比男人认真得多,因为我从来没看到过这样的情形一个男人去参加聚会,说哦,我的上帝,另外一个男人也穿着黑色的礼服,我太尴尬了,带我离开这儿！
@@@ 坏, 恶, 丑
burn out 烧掉, 烧坏
change for the worse 恶化; 每况愈下
do damage 损害, 破坏
do wrong 做错; 作恶; 犯罪
feel down in the dumps 心情不好; 情绪低落
get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利; 一开始就犯了个错误
give out 1.分发, 发配
2.用尽, 耗尽; 坏了
go bad 变坏; 腐败
It never fails... 从不例外(信息词, 暗示后面没有好事)
leave much to be desired 不够好; 有待改善
lose face 丢脸, 出丑
make a fool of sb. 愚弄某人, 让某人出丑
not much of a 不是很好的...
not think much of 对...评价不高, 认为...不好
think little of 不喜欢, 认为不好
wear out 1.把...用坏, 穿破
2.使疲乏, 使精疲力竭
down : 减少（强度，量和体积）(a decrease in intensity, amount, bulk)
dwindle down 减少
die down 变弱，逐渐停止
go down 平静下来
mark down 削减
hold down 压低
burn down (火)减弱, 烧坏
slow down 慢下来
burn down 烧掉
wash down 冲淡
clean down 弄干净
rub down 擦干净
bring down 降低
keep down 缩减
trim down 裁减
water down 冲淡
thin down 减少
run down 用光衰弱
wear down 削减，磨损
come down 下跌
knock down 降价
off : 去掉，断开(indicating removal or disconnection)
cut off 切断
tear off 扯掉
take off 拿走
chip off 切下
come off 脱落
cross off 除去
drop off 跌落
fall off 脱落
flick off 弹掉
peel off 剥掉
pull off 撕开
rub off 擦掉
scrape off 挂去
shave off 剃去
wash off 洗掉
shake off 抖落
throw off 扔开
rip off 扯开
turn off 关掉
strip off 脱去
switch off 关掉
take off 脱掉
shut off 关掉
wear off 磨损
go off 爆炸
break off 中断
off : 完成，停止(indicating completion)
finish off 结束
pay off 付清
break off 停止，中断
send off 结束
leave off 停止
pass off 终止，停止
sign off 停止播音
wear off 消失，
write off 注销，购销
bring off 完成
call off 取消
lay off 停止, 解雇
out : 结束，消失，取消(to or at an end, not to be there or not to exist)
burn out 烧尽，烧断
clear out 清除
dust out 清除
fade out 消失
put out 扑灭
run out 用完
use out 耗尽
give out 耗尽
comb out 淘汰
kick out 逐出
wipe out 消灭
die out 灭绝
rub out 擦掉
blot out 除去
blow out 吹熄
bleach out 漂白
carry out 完成，执行
leave out 省去
see out 完成
go out 熄灭
come out 罢工，结果
cut out 删去，停止
hold out 坚持到底
sell out 买完
tire out 筋疲力尽
wear out 磨损
get with it 留意（周遭的事物）
George really needs to get with it. He's still wearing bellbottoms.
乔治真的该留意一下时尚。他仍然穿着喇叭裤。
wear sth inside out 把衣服穿反了
wear off 逐渐消失；渐渐减少
wear out 穿破，磨损，用坏；(使)疲乏，(使)厌卷，(使)耗尽
You can use What kind of things . . . ? / What kind of things . . .? in many contexts, e.g.: What kind of things do you like to wear? / What kind of things do you like to wear? What kind of things do you like to do? / What kind of things do you like to do?
在很多情况下，你都可以使用这个句型：What kind of things . . . ? / 什么样的东西 . . .?例如：What kind of things do you like to wear? /你喜欢穿什么样的衣服？ What kind of things do you like to do? / 你喜欢做什么？
被 [bèi] /by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear/
敝 [bì] /my (polite)/poor/ruined/shabby/worn out/defeated/
敝屣 [bì xǐ] /worn-out shoes/a worthless thing/
步摇 [bù yào] /dangling ornament worn by women/
穿 [chuān] /to bore through/pierce/perforate/penetrate/pass through/to dress/to wear/to put on/to thread/
穿带 [chuān dài] /wear/
瘁 [cuì] /care-worn/distressed/tired/overworked/sick/weary/
带 [dài] /band/belt/girdle/ribbon/area/zone/region/wear/carry/lead/bring/consists of/show/and/
戴 [dài] /to put on/to respect/to bear/to support/wear (glasses, hat, gloves)/
帼 [guó] /cap worn by women/feminine/
红领巾 [hóng lǐng jīn] /(n) red scarf worn by the Young Pioneers/
袈裟 [jiā shā] /kasaya, a patchwork outer vestment worn by a Buddhist monk/
精疲力尽 [jīng pí lì jìn] /tired/exhausted/worn-out/spent/
驽 [nú] /worn out old horses/
佩 [pèi] /to respect/wear (belt, etc.)/
佩 [pèi] /girdle ornaments/wear (belt, etc.)/
佩带 [pèi dài] /to wear (as accessories)/carry at the waist/
佩戴 [pèi dài] /to wear (as accessories)/
披挂 [pī guà] /to put on a suit of armor/to put on dress/to wear/
破 [pò] /to break/to split/broken/damaged/worn out/
损耗 [sǔn hào] /wear and tear/
骀 [tái] /tired/worn out horse/
一身 [yī shēn] /(n) the entire body/(meas) for wearing a suit/
衣 [yì] /gown/to dress/to wear/
着 [zhuó] /to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply/
In May, Julie Nimmons, president of Schutt Sports in Illinois, successfully fought a lawsuit involving a football player who was paralyzed in a game while wearing a Schutt helmet.
五月份，伊利诺斯州的Shutt体育公司总裁朱利·尼蒙斯就成功地打赢了这样一场官司。一名橄榄球队员戴着该公司的头盔在一场比赛中受伤瘫痪，遂将该公司告上法庭。
{adj: appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading} expressing earnest entreaty
"the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"
"she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"
"a pleading note in her voice"
{adj: attrited} worn by rubbing or friction
{adj: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn} repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
"bromidic sermons"
"his remarks were trite and commonplace"
"hackneyed phrases"
"a stock answer"
"repeating threadbare jokes"
"parroting some timeworn axiom"
"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
{adj: beaten} much trodden and worn smooth or bare
"did not stray from the beaten path"
{adj: bespectacled, monocled, spectacled} wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
"a bespectacled grandmother"
"the monocled gentleman"
{adj: best} (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
"the best film of the year"
"the best solution"
"the best time for planting"
"wore his best suit"
<-> worst
{adj: blindfold, blindfolded} wearing a blindfold
{adj: blue} used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
"a ragged blue line"
{adj: booted} wearing boots
{adj: burdensome, onerous, taxing} not easily borne; wearing
"the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"
"my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"
"a taxing schedule"
{adj: calced, shod} used of certain religious orders who wear shoes
<-> discalced
{adj: calloused, callous, thickened} having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
"calloused skin"
"with a workman's callous hands"
{adj: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn} showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
"looking careworn as she bent over her mending"
"her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"
"that raddled but still noble face"
"shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
{adj: cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away} thrown away
"wearing someone's cast-off clothes"
"throwaway children living on the streets"
"salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
{adj: circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious} roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
"had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"
"A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic)
{adj: clapped out} worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
{adj: clothed, clad} wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
"clothed and in his right mind"- Bible
"proud of her well-clothed family"
"nurses clad in white"
"white-clad nurses"
<-> unclothed
{adj: cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany} ludicrous, foolish
"gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"
"wore a goofy hat"
"a silly idea"
"some wacky plan for selling more books"
{adj: conspicuous} obvious to the eye or mind
"a tower conspicuous at a great distance"
"wore conspicuous neckties"
"made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
<-> inconspicuous
{adj: crazy} bizarre or fantastic
"had a crazy dream"
"wore a crazy hat"
{adj: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone} worn and broken down by hard use
"a creaky shack"
"a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
"a flea-bitten sofa"
"a run-down neighborhood"
"a woebegone old shack"
{adj: dirty, soiled, unclean} soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
"dirty unswept sidewalks"
"a child in dirty overalls"
"dirty slums"
"piles of dirty dishes"
"put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"
"wore an unclean shirt"
"mining is a dirty job"
"Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
<-> clean
{adj: discalced, discalceate, unshod} (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
"discalced friars"
<-> calced
{adj: dog-eared, eared} worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
"a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman
"an old book with dog-eared pages"
{adj: durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable} very long lasting
"less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"
"the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
{adj: durable, long-wearing} serviceable for a long time
"durable denim jeans"
{adj: eroded, scoured} worn away as by water or ice or wind
{adj: erosive} wearing away by friction
"the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"
{adj: exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn out} drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
"the day's shopping left her exhausted"
"he went to bed dog-tired"
"was fagged and sweaty"
"the trembling of his played out limbs"
"felt completely washed-out"
"only worn-out horses and cattle"
"you look worn out"
{adj: exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying} producing exhaustion
"an exhausting march"
"the visit was especially wearing"
{adj: fabian, dilatory} using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation
"a fabian policy"
{adj: flyaway} (of hair or clothing) worn loose
"her flyaway hair"
"a flyaway coat"
{adj: frayed} worn away or tattered along the edges
"frayed cuffs"
{adj: full-dress, dress} suitable for formal occasions
"formal wear"
"a full-dress uniform"
"dress shoes"
{adj: gauntleted} wearing a protective glove
"gestured with his gauntleted hand"
{adj: girlish, schoolgirlish} befitting or characteristic of a young girl
"girlish charm"
"a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear"
{adj: gowned} wearing a gown
"beautifully gowned women"
{adj: grey, gray} used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
"a stalwart grey figure"
{adj: hand-me-down, hand-down} passed on from one person to another
"not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
{adj: hatless} not wearing a hat
"stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck"
<-> hatted
{adj: hatted} wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
"two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved"
"a bearskin-hatted sentry"
<-> hatless
{adj: heavy-coated} wearing a heavy coat
"heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses"
{adj: helmeted} equipped with or wearing a helmet
{adj: hobnailed} marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails
"hobnailed laborers"
{adj: identical, indistinguishable} exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
"rows of identical houses"
"cars identical except for their license plates"
"they wore indistinguishable hats"
{adj: industrial} suitable to stand up to hard wear
"industrial carpeting"
{adj: iniquitous, sinful, ungodly} characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
"iniquitous deeds"
"he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"
"ungodly acts"
{adj: liveried} wearing livery
"liveried footmen stood on the palace steps"
<-> unliveried
{adj: mail-clad, mailed} wearing protective mail
{adj: mangy, mangey} having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
"a mangy carpet"
"a mangy old fur coat"
{adj: marred, scarred} blemished by injury or rough wear
"the scarred piano bench"
"walls marred by graffiti"
{adj: midi} used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf
"midiskirts"
"wore her dresses midi length"
<-> maxi, mini
{adj: mitral} relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
{adj: mocking, teasing, quizzical} playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
"his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
{adj: modest} marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"
"too modest to wear his medals"
<-> immodest
{adj: moth-eaten, mothy} worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
"moth-eaten blankets"
{adj: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty} showing signs of wear and tear
"a ratty old overcoat"
"shabby furniture"
"an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
{adj: new} unaffected by use or exposure
"it looks like new"
<-> worn
{adj: off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, off-the-peg, ready-to-wear} (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock
"a ready-made jacket"
"ready-to-wear clothes"
{adj: outfitted} equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories
"children properly outfitted for school"
"equipt in the...national dress of the Scottish people"- Sir Walter Scott
{adj: painted} lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting
"in public he wore a painted smile"
{adj: peruked, periwigged} wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries
{adj: petticoated} wearing or furnished with a petticoat
"petticoated ladies"
"a petticoated table"
{adj: played out} worn out
"a played out deck of cards"
{adj: raddled, worn-out} used until no longer useful
"battered trumpets and raddled radios"
"worn-out shoes with flapping soles"
{adj: ragged} being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
"clothes as ragged as a scarecrow's"
"a ragged tramp"
{adj: ragged} worn out from stress or strain
"run ragged"
{adj: rimmed} having a rim or a rim of a specified kind
"do you wear rimmed or rimless glasses?"
<-> rimless
{adj: ringed} wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married
"a ringed wife"- Tennyson
{adj: same} same in identity
"the same man I saw yesterday"
"never wore the same dress twice"
"this road is the same one we were on yesterday"
"on the same side of the street"
<-> other
{adj: semiformal, semi-formal, black-tie} moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket
"he wore semiformal attire"
"a black-tie dinner"
{adj: shod, shodden, shoed} wearing footgear
<-> unshod
{adj: shopworn, shopsoiled} worn or faded from being on display in a store
"shopworn merchandise at half price"
{adj: shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken} reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
"our shriveled receipts during the storm"
"as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"
"the dollar's shrunken buying power"
{adj: shrunk, shrunken} reduced in size by being drawn together
"the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear"
{adj: similar} marked by correspondence or resemblance
"similar food at similar prices"
"problems similar to mine"
"they wore similar coats"
<-> dissimilar
{adj: stockinged} wearing stockings
"walks about in his stockinged feet"
{adj: styleless, unstylish} lacking in style or elegance
"a styleless way of dressing"
"expensive but styleless country tweeds"
"wearing unstylish clothes"
<-> stylish
{adj: surpliced} wearing a surplice
{adj: tattered, tatterdemalion} worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
"a man in a tattered shirt"
"the tattered flag"
"tied up in tattered brown paper"
"a tattered barefoot boy"
"a tatterdemalion prince"
{adj: threadbare} having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
"threadbare rugs"
{adj: thumbed} (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning
"well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"
{adj: toupeed} wearing a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
{adj: transvestic, transvestite} receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex
{adj: travel-worn} tired by travel
{adj: turbaned} wearing a turban
{adj: unaccustomed} not habituated to; unfamiliar with
"unaccustomed to wearing suits"
<-> accustomed
{adj: unclothed} not wearing clothing
<-> clothed
{adj: uneasy} lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
"farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"
"uneasy about his health"
"gave an uneasy laugh"
"uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"
"an uneasy coalition government"
"an uneasy calm"
"an uneasy silence fell on the group"
<-> easy
{adj: unironed, wrinkled} (of linens or clothes) not ironed
"a pile of unironed laundry"
"wore unironed jeans"
<-> ironed
{adj: unliveried} not wearing livery
"an unliveried chauffeur"
<-> liveried
{adj: unrouged} not wearing rouge
"unrouged lips"
{adj: unwearable} not suitable for wear or able to be worn
"shoes so dilapidated as to be unwearable"
<-> wearable
{adj: unweathered} not worn by exposure to the weather
"chemical weathering was beginning to attack the unweathered bedrock"
{adj: up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-it} in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style
"wears only the latest style"
"the last thing in swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"
"a with-it boutique"
{adj: war-torn, war-worn} laid waste by war
{adj: wash-and-wear, drip-dry} treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
"a wash-and-wear shirt"
{adj: waterworn} (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
{adj: wearable} suitable for wear or able to be worn
"wearable evening clothes"
"a wearable hearing aid"
<-> unwearable
{adj: weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered} worn by exposure to the weather
"a house of weathered shingles"
{adj: well-worn} showing signs of much wear or use
{adj: whacked} (British informal) exhausted or worn out
{adj: wigged} wearing a wig
"the judges all wigged and robed"
<-> wigless
{adj: wigless} not wearing a wig
<-> wigged
{adj: worn} affected by wear; damaged by long use
"worn threads on the screw"
"a worn suit"
"the worn pockets on the jacket"
<-> new
{adj: wrong} used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
"socks worn wrong side out"
{adv: away} out of existence
"the music faded away"
"tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
"idled the hours away"
"her fingernails were worn away"
{adv: haphazard, haphazardly} without care; in a slapdash manner
"the Prime Minister was wearing a grey suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
{adv: rakishly, raffishly, carelessly} in a rakish manner
"she wore her hat rakishly at an angle"
{adv: shabbily} so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated
"a shabbily dressed man"
{n: Black and Tan} an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
{n: Brownshirt} a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
{n: Carmelite, White Friar} a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
{n: Dominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher} a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
{n: Eton collar} broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
{n: Franciscan, Grey Friar} a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
{n: G-string, thong} minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
{n: Glengarry} a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
{n: Habsburg, Hapsburg} a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
{n: Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON} a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
{n: Indian trail} a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians
{n: Kupffer's cell} specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria and foreign proteins and worn-out blood cells
{n: Mao jacket} a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime
{n: Rastafari, Rastas} a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; Rastafarians regard Ras Tafari as divine; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music
{n: Stellite} a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear
{n: Sunday best, Sunday clothes} the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday
{n: Ted, Teddy boy} a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
{n: Windsor tie} a wide necktie worn in a loose bow
{n: abaya} (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
{n: aba} a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs
{n: abrader, abradant} a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
{n: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation} an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
{n: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material} a substance that abrades or wears down
{n: academic costume} a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college
{n: academic gown, academic robe, judge's robe} a gown worn by academics or judges
{n: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment} clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
{n: aigrette, aigret} a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
{n: alb} a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
{n: ankle brace} a brace worn to strengthen the ankle
{n: anklet, ankle bracelet} an ornament worn around the ankle
{n: anti-G suit, G suit} worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration
{n: ao dai} the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers
{n: apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes} clothing in general
"she was refined in her choice of apparel"
"he always bought his clothes at the same store"
"fastidious about his dress"
{n: apron} a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
{n: arm guard, arm pad} a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
{n: armband} a band worn around the upper arm
{n: armband} worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
{n: armilla} (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm
{n: armlet, arm band} a band worn around the arm for decoration
{n: athletic sock, sweat sock, varsity sock} a sock worn for athletic events
{n: athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock} a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
{n: attrition} a wearing down to weaken or destroy
"a war of attrition"
{n: attrition} the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
{n: babushka} a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women
{n: baby shoe} a shoe designed to be worn by infants
{n: back brace} a brace worn to support the back
{n: backpacker, packer} a hiker who wears a backpack
{n: backplate} plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
{n: badge} any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
"wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"
{n: baldric, baldrick} a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
{n: ball gown} the most formal gown; worn to a ball
{n: ballet skirt, tutu} very short skirt worn by ballerinas
{n: bandoleer, bandolier} a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
{n: band} a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
{n: banyan, banian} a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
{n: bathrobe} a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim
{n: batting glove} a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat
{n: batting helmet} a helmet worn by the batter in baseball
{n: beachwear} clothing to be worn at a beach
{n: beanie, beany} a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
{n: bearskin, busby, shako} tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
{n: beauty spot} a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
{n: bed jacket} a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed)
{n: bellbottom trousers, bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants} trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
{n: bellwether} sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
{n: bellyband} a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
{n: bib-and-tucker} an attractive outfit
"she wore her best bib-and-tucker"
{n: bicycle clip, trouser clip} a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
{n: bikini pants} small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women
{n: biohazard suit} a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents
{n: biretta, berretta, birretta} a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy
{n: bite plate, biteplate} a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
{n: black belt} a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)
{n: black tie} a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
{n: black} black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
"the widow wore black"
{n: bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers} underpants worn by women
"she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
{n: blouse} a top worn by women
{n: blue} blue clothing
"she was wearing blue"
{n: bobbysoxer, bobby-socker} an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)
{n: body pad} a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper
{n: bolero} a short jacket; worn mostly by women
{n: bolo tie, bolo, bola tie, bola} a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
{n: boothose} protective stockings worn with or in place of boots
{n: boutonniere} a flower that is worn in a buttonhole
{n: bowling shoe} a special shoe worn when bowling
{n: boxing glove, glove} boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
{n: bracelet, bangle} jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
{n: brace} a support that steadies or strengthens something else
"he wore a brace on his knee"
{n: brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster} a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
{n: brassiere, bra, bandeau} an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
{n: bridal gown, wedding gown, wedding dress} a gown worn by the bride at a wedding
{n: brooch, broach, breastpin} a decorative pin worn by women
{n: burnous, burnoose, burnouse} a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
{n: burqa, burka} a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
"the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa"
{n: business suit} a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen
{n: bustier} a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
{n: bustle} a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
{n: caftan, kaftan} a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
{n: caftan, kaftan} a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
{n: calash, caleche} a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century
{n: calceus} a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans
{n: calpac, calpack, kalpac} a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
{n: camise} a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages
{n: campaign hat} a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel
{n: cassock} a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
{n: chap} (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
{n: chasuble} a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
{n: chatelaine} a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
{n: check} a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
"she wore a skirt with checks"
{n: chest protector} protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by catchers and by football players
{n: chignon} a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
{n: chiton} a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
{n: chlamys} a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece
{n: chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gas} a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
{n: church hat} a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship
{n: churidars} tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)
{n: circlet} decorated metal band worn around the head
{n: cleats} shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
"the football players all wore cleats"
{n: clog dance, clog dancing, clog} a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
{n: closeness, intimacy} a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
"their closeness grew as the night wore on"
{n: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment} a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
{n: coat} an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
{n: cockade} an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat
{n: cockscomb, coxcomb} a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
{n: coif} a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
{n: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic} contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
{n: cordon} cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
{n: costume} the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
"he wore his national costume"
{n: costume} the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
"he won the prize for best costume"
{n: coverall} a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing
{n: cowboy boot} a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys
{n: cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat} a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
{n: cowl} a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
{n: crash helmet} a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents
{n: cravat} neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
{n: crown jewels} regalia (jewellery and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions
{n: crown} a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
{n: cummerbund} a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo
{n: cup} any cup-shaped concavity
"bees filled the waxen cups with honey"
"he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"
"the cup of her bra"
{n: daisy chain} flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
{n: deer trail} a trail worn by the passage of deer
{n: deerstalker} a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters
{n: denier} a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
"with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"
{n: depreciation, wear and tear} decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
{n: detritus} loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
{n: device} an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
"the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"
"a device intended to conserve water"
{n: dhoti} a long loincloth worn by Hindu men
{n: diaper, nappy, napkin} garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
{n: dinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gown} a gown for evening wear
{n: diving suit, diving dress} a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers
{n: dog tag} military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
{n: dolman, dolman jacket} a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders
{n: domino} a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
{n: donkey jacket} a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
{n: doublet} a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance
{n: drag} clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
"he went to the party dressed in drag"
"the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
{n: drawers, underdrawers, shorts, boxers, boxershorts} underpants worn by men
{n: dress shirt, evening shirt} a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo)
{n: dress uniform} a military uniform worn on formal occasions
{n: dressing gown, robe-de-chambre, lounging robe} a robe worn before dressing or while lounging
{n: dressing sack, dressing sacque} a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing
{n: dun, greyish brown, grayish brown, fawn} a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
"she wore dun"
{n: earmuff} either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather
{n: ecce homo} a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns
{n: ecclesiastical attire, ecclesiastical robe} attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
{n: elbow pad} protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow by football and hockey players
{n: engagement ring} a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal
{n: epaulet, epaulette} adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
{n: erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away} (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
{n: erosion} condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
{n: evening bag} a handbag used with evening wear
{n: eyeglass wearer} a person who wears spectacles in order to see better
{n: false face} a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume
{n: falsie} padding that is worn inside a brassiere
{n: fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume} a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
{n: fanny pack, butt pack} a waist pack worn with the pouch in back
{n: farthingale} a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
{n: fatigues} military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
{n: fencing mask, fencer's mask} a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face
{n: fichu} a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman
{n: figure skate} an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade
{n: fingerstall, cot} a sheath worn to protect a finger
{n: firearm, piece, small-arm} a portable gun
"he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
{n: fishtail bit, blade bit} a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear
{n: footwear} clothing worn on a person's feet
{n: formalwear, eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes} attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening
{n: foundation garment, foundation} a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
{n: fraise} a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
{n: frazzle} a state of extreme exhaustion
"he was worn to a frazzle"
{n: frock coat} a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century
{n: frock} a habit worn by clerics
{n: frontlet, frontal} an adornment worn on the forehead
{n: full-dress uniform} the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions
{n: furnishing, trappings} (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
{n: garibaldi} a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers
{n: garrison cap, overseas cap} a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform
{n: garter belt, suspender belt} a wide belt of elastic with supporters hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings
{n: garter, supporter} a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
{n: goggles} tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
{n: golf glove} a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club
{n: gown, surgical gown, scrubs} protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
{n: gown} a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
{n: greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat} a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
{n: grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition} the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
{n: guimpe} a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress
{n: gunmetal} a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)
{n: gym suit} clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise
{n: gymslip} a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform
{n: habergeon} (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
{n: haik, haick} a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa
{n: hair shirt} an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance
{n: hairnet} a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
{n: handwear, hand wear} clothing for the hands
{n: hard hat, tin hat, safety hat} a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers
{n: hauberk, byrnie} a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
{n: headband} a band worn around or over the head
"the earphones were held in place by a headband"
{n: headscarf} a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
{n: hearing aid, deaf-aid} an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing
{n: hijab} a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
{n: hijab} the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home
"she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing"
{n: hip pad} protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and hockey players
{n: hobble skirt} a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914
{n: hockey skate} an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles
{n: horsehair wig} a wig made of horsehair
"the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs"
{n: hose} man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
{n: hot pants} skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
{n: humeral veil, veil} a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
{n: imperial, imperial beard} a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
{n: insignia of rank} an insignia worn on a military uniform
{n: insignia} a badge worn to show official position
{n: izar} a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body
{n: jean, blue jean, denim} (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
{n: jellaba} a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa
{n: jerkin} a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
{n: jodhpurs, jodhpur breeches, riding breeches} flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
{n: jump suit} one-piece uniform worn by parachutists
{n: jumper, pinafore, pinny} a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
{n: jumper} a coverall worn by children
{n: jumper} a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
{n: kachina} a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
{n: kalansuwa} a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders
{n: kameez} a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)
{n: kanzu} (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa
{n: kerchief} a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
{n: khimar} a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist
{n: kilt} a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
{n: kimono} a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
{n: kirpan} a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men are obliged to wear at all times
{n: kirtle} a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
{n: kirtle} a long dress worn by women
{n: knee brace} a brace worn to strengthen the knee
{n: knee pad} protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players
{n: knitting} creating knitted wear
{n: kurta} a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
{n: lab coat, laboratory coat} a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory
{n: lame} a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
"she wore a gold lame dress"
{n: lanyard, laniard} a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
{n: laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath} (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
{n: lavaliere, lavalier, lavalliere} jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
{n: lederhosen} leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
{n: leisure wear} informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing
{n: leotard, unitard, body suit, cat suit} a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
{n: liberty cap} close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800
{n: lift} a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
{n: livery} uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
{n: liver} large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
{n: locket} a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
{n: lounger} an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear
{n: lounging jacket, smoking jacket} a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home
{n: lounging pajama, lounging pyjama} pajamas worn while lounging
{n: man's clothing} clothing that is designed for men to wear
{n: manganese steel, austenitic manganese steel} a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock
{n: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model} a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
"she was too fat to be a mannequin"
{n: mantelet, mantilla} short cape worn by women
{n: masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball} a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
{n: mask} a protective covering worn over the face
{n: masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask} a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
{n: mend, patch, darn} sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
"her stockings had several mends"
{n: mess jacket, monkey jacket, shell jacket} waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
{n: miter, mitre} a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
{n: mobcap} large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women
{n: moccasin, mocassin} soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans
{n: monastic habit} a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery
{n: morion, cabasset} a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century
{n: mourning ring} a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person
{n: muffler} a scarf worn around the neck
{n: mufti} civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform
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