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Wear
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Metal lost during handling and contact with other objects.
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[n] - impairment resulting from long use 2. [n] - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment 3. [v] - have in one`s aspect 4. [v] - last and be usable 5. [v] - deteriorate through use or stress 6. [v] - be dressed in 7. [v] - put clothing on one`s body... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=wear
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Sailing in a circle to change direction downwind to aviod a gybe. May also mean turning away from the wind, as in veer. Found op http://www.go-sail.co.uk/dglossw.html
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Loss of material from a surface by means of relative motion between it and another body. Third bodies i.e. grit
Found op http://www.poeton.co.uk/w1/glossary.htm
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Wear noun Same as Weir . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19
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Wear transitive verb [ Confer Veer .] (Nautical) To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up , instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind,... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19
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Wear transitive verb [ imperfect Wore ; past participle Worn ; present participle & verbal noun Wearing . Before the 15th century wear was a weak ve... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19
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Wear intransitive verb 1. To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; - - hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19
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Wear noun 1. The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment. 2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion. « Motley 's the only wear .»... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19
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Wear noun The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear of this coat has been good. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/19
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1. 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. ... 2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. ... 3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top o... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?wear
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wearing noun the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; `she bought it for everyday wear` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wear
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noun impairment resulting from long use; `the tires showed uneven wear` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wear
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get into verb put clothing on one`s body; `What should I wear today?`; `He put on his best suit for the wedding`; `The princess donned a long blue dress`; `The queen assumed the stately robes`; `He got i... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wear
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• (n.) The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear of this coat has been good. • (n.) 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. • ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/wear/
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the removal of material from a solid surface as a result of mechanical action exerted by another solid. Wear chiefly occurs as a progressive loss of ... [2 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/17
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[journal] Wear is a scientific journal publishing papers on wear and friction. The papers may fall within the subjects of physics, chemistry, material science or mechanical engineering. It is published by Elsevier. ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_(journal)
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[disambiguation] Wear is the erosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another material. Wear may also refer to: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_(disambiguation)
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Wear is British slang for to accept. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZW.HTM
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Wear is British slang for to accept. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZW.HTM
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In materials science, wear is erosion or sideways displacement of material from its "derivative" and original position on a solid surface performed by the action of another surface. Wear is related to interactions between surfaces and more specifically the removal and deformation of material on a s... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear
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HMS Wear was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Wear was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one He... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RW.HTM
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- impairment resulting from long use
- covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
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the attrition or rubbing away of the surface of a material as a result of mechanical action. Found op http://www.noria.com/dictionary/default.html?definitionsearch=xqxqxqxq222&a
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Wear (wēr) , river, c.65 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Pennines in County Durham, NE England, and flowing to the North Sea at Sunderland. Navigable for barges to Durham city, the river waters a rich agricultural area. The lower Wear passes through an industrial region. Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0851698.html
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