outworn clothes

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• outworn — /owt wawrn , wohrn /, adj. 1. out of date, outmoded, or obsolete: outworn ideas; outworn methods. 2. worn out, as clothes. 3. exhausted in strength or endurance, as persons. v. 4. pp. of outwear. [1555 65; OUT + WORN] * * * …   Universalium

• outworn — out•worn [[t]ˈaʊtˈwɔrn, ˈwoʊrn[/t]] adj. 1) out of date, outmoded, or obsolete 2) worn out, as clothes 3) exhausted in strength or endurance, as persons 4) pp. of outwear • Etymology: 1555–65 …   From formal English to slang

• outworn — /ˈaʊtwɔn/ (say owtwawn) adjective 1. obsolete; out of date as beliefs, customs, etc. 2. worn out, as clothes. 3. exhausted in strength or endurance, as persons …  

• out|worn — «adjective. OWT WAWRN, WOHRN; verb. owt WAWRN, WOHRN», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. worn out: »outworn clothes. 2. Figurative. out of date: »outworn opinions. 3. Figurative. outgrown: »outworn habits. a) the past participle of …   Useful english dictionary

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• outwear — /owt wair /, v.t., outwore, outworn, outwearing. 1. to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well made product that outwears its competition. 2. to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him. 3. to outlive or outgrow:… …   Universalium

• humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …   Universalium

• modern — adj 1 Modern, recent, late, though not close synonyms, are subject to confusion when they are used to date things or events which have taken place, come into existence, or developed in times close to the present. Modern (see also NEW) is the term …   New Dictionary of Synonyms