Motley 's the only wear.
Shak.
Wear and tear, the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use; the loss or
injury to which anything is subjected by use, accident, etc.
Wear"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.
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.