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worn
/woɹn/
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What does worn mean?
adjective
- Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- Worn out; exhausted.
verb
- past participle of wear
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IPA pronunciation
/woɹn/
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Had the example not been followed by other nations, all Europe must long ago have worn the chains of a universal monarch.
Her hair was parted in the middle and done very close to her head, as she had worn it under the wig.
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I had been constantly turning this way and that to prevent any sudden rush from behind, until I was fairly worn out.
These locks were braided with gems, and, being worn at full length, intimated the noble birth and free-born condition of the maiden.
It is through their not being full of themselves that they can afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete.