Wearable to Weave

Wearable
(Wear"a*ble) a. Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.

Wearer
(Wear"er) n.

1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.

Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed,
And fluttered into rags.
Milton.

2. That which wastes or diminishes.

Weariable
(Wea"ri*a*ble) a. That may be wearied.

Weariful
(Wea"ri*ful) a. Abounding in qualities which cause weariness; wearisome.Wea"ri*ful*ly, adv.

Weariless
(Wea"ri*less), a. Incapable of being wearied.

Wearily
(Wea"ri*ly), adv. In a weary manner.

Weariness
(Wea"ri*ness), n. The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude; exhaustion of strength; fatigue.

With weariness and wine oppressed.
Dryden.

A man would die, though he were neither valiant nor miserable, only upon a weariness to do the same thing so oft over and over.
Bacon.

Wearing
(Wear"ing) n.

1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption.

Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his wearing.
Latimer.

2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. [Obs.]

Give me my nightly wearing and adieu.
Shak.

Wearing
(Wear"ing) a. Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.

Wearish
(Wear"ish) a. [Etymol. uncertain, but perhaps akin to weary.]

1. Weak; withered; shrunk. [Obs.] "A wearish hand." Ford.

A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by nature.
Burton.

2. Insipid; tasteless; unsavory. [Obs.]

Wearish as meat is that is not well tasted.
Palsgrave.

Wearisome
(Wea"ri*some) a. Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a wearisome march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book.

These high wild hills and rough uneven ways
Draws out our miles, and makes them wearisome.
Shak.

Syn. — Irksome; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; annoying; vexatious. See Irksome.

Wea"ri*some*ly, adv.Wea"ri*some*ness, n.


  By PanEris using Melati.

Previous chapter Back Home Email this Search Discuss Bookmark Next chapter/page
Copyright: All texts on Bibliomania are © Bibliomania.com Ltd, and may not be reproduced in any form without our written permission.
See our FAQ for more details.