Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wear \Wear\, v. t. [imp. {Wore}; p. p. {Worn}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wearing}. Before the 15th century wear was a weak verb, the
   imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE. weren, werien, AS. werian
   to carry, to wear, as arms or clothes; akin to OHG. werien,
   weren, to clothe, Goth. wasjan, L. vestis clothing, vestire
   to clothe, Gr. ?, Skr. vas. Cf. {Vest}.]
   1. To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self,
      as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage,
      etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to
      wear a coat; to wear a shackle.

            What compass will you wear your farthingale? --Shak.

            On her white breast a sparkling cross s?? wore,
            Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. --Pope.

   2. To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or
      manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance.
      ``He wears the rose of youth upon him.'' --Shak.

            His innocent gestures wear A meaning half divine.
                                                  --Keble.

   3. To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to
      consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes
      rapidly.

   4. To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition,
      scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually;
      to cause to lower or disappear; to spend.

            That wicked wight his days doth wear. --Spenser.

            The waters wear the stones.           --Job xiv. 19.

   5. To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a
      channel; to wear a hole.

   6. To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.

            Trials wear us into a liking of what, possibly, in
            the first essay, displeased us.       --Locke.

   {To wear away}, to consume; to impair, diminish, or destroy,
      by gradual attrition or decay.

   {To wear off}, to diminish or remove by attrition or slow
      decay; as, to wear off the nap of cloth.

   {To wear on or upon}, to wear. [Obs.] ``[I] weared upon my
      gay scarlet gites [gowns.]'' --Chaucer.

   {To wear out}.
      (a) To consume, or render useless, by attrition or decay;
          as, to wear out a coat or a book.
      (b) To consume tediously. ``To wear out miserable days.''
          --Milton.
      (c) To harass; to tire. ``[He] shall wear out the saints
          of the Most High.'' --Dan vii. 25.
      (d) To waste the strength of; as, an old man worn out in
          military service.

   {To wear the breeches}. See under {Breeches}. [Colloq.]

Wore \Wore\,
   imp. of {Ware}.

Wore \Wore\,
   imp. of {Wear}.

Source : WordNet®

wore
     See {wear}

wear
     v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {have
          on}]
     2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
        [syn: {bear}]
     3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude
        or personality; "He always wears a smile"
     4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction
        wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear
        thin}]
     5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain
        way"
     6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
        years" [syn: {hold out}, {endure}]
     7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
        wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
        [syn: {break}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}]
     8: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;
        "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear
        upon}, {tire out}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear},
         {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {refresh}]
     9: 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 into his jeans" [syn: {put on}, {get into},
         {don}, {assume}]
     [also: {worn}, {wore}]

wear
     n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven
          wear"
     2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing},
         {article of clothing}, {vesture}]
     3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment;
        "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wearing}]
     [also: {worn}, {wore}]