From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwornworn1 /wɔːn $ wɔːrn/ verb x-refthe past participle of wear1wornworn2 ●○○ adjective 1 CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga worn object is old and damaged, especially because it has been used a lot a worn patch on the carpet well worn stone steps2 TIREDsomeone who looks worn seems tired
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worn• The brake pads are very worn.• Lying on the hospital bed, Pete looked worn and fragile.• We used to cut up worn blankets to make sleeping bags for the children.• A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot.• The cement floor was covered by a worn brown linoleum.• The worn crazy paving provides a soft and very unobtrusive backdrop.• Paula handed me several worn dollar bills.• There was a worn Persian rug on the parquet floor.• He thought he could hear footsteps now, nailed boots scuffing on worn stone.• A second woman was folding worn sweaters and putting them away in a scratched wardrobe. 