They, astonished, all resistance lost, All courage; down their idle
weapons dropped.
Milton.
2. Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against
another; as, argument was his only weapon. "Woman's weapons, water
drops." Shak.
3. (Bot.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are
furnished.
Concealed weapons. See under Concealed. — Weapon salve, a salve which
was supposed to cure a wound by being applied to the weapon that made
it. [Obs.] Boyle.
Weap"oned (?), a. Furnished with weapons, or arms; armed; equipped.
Weap"on*less (?), a. Having no weapon.
Weap"on*ry (?), n. Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry.
[Poetic]
Wear (?; 277), n. Same as Weir.
Wear (?), v. t. [Cf. Veer.] (Naut.) To cause to go about, as a vessel,
by putting the helm up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the
vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the
wind, and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other
side; to veer.
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.