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Overworn — O ver*worn , p. p. & a. from {Overwear}, v. t. Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overworn — a. 1. Exhausted, worn out. 2. Trite, threadbare, old, stale, musty, hackneyed … New dictionary of synonyms
overworn — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : worn out : spent, exhausted 2. a. : overworked, stale b … Useful english dictionary
overwear — /oh veuhr wair /, v.t., overwore, overworn, overwearing. to use or wear excessively; wear out; exhaust; tax: needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition. [1570 80; OVER + WEAR] * * * … Universalium
overwear — transitive verb (overwore; overworn; wearing) Date: 1578 wear out, exhaust … New Collegiate Dictionary
Isabelline (colour) — Isabelline, or Isabella Palomino, is a term applied to very pale palomino horses whose coat colour is cream, pale yellow or almost white. It is sometimes also applied to cremellos of a more creamy type colour. Overview According to popular legend … Wikipedia
overwear — /oʊvəˈwɛə/ (say ohvuh wair) verb (t) (overwore, overworn, overwearing) 1. to wear or use excessively, as clothes. 2. to tire, exhaust. {over + wear1} …
overwear — [ō΄vər wer′] vt. overwore, overworn, overwearing to wear out or exhaust … English World dictionary
overscutched — / skuchtˈ or skuchˈid/ adjective (Walter Scott) Worn out (after Shakespeare, 2 Henry IV III.2, where overschutcht is variously conjectured to mean overworn in service or whipped at the cart s tail) • • • Main Entry: ↑over … Useful english dictionary
