wear upon

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wear upon - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

fag out, tire out, wear down, wear out, weary, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear

indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"

exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively

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But it was a remarkable attribute of this garb, and indeed, of the child's whole appearance, that it irresistibly and inevitably reminded the beholder of the token which Hester Prynne was doomed to wear upon her bosom.

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It was also required of him that he should partake of their exercise of constantly ascending an endless flight of stairs; and, lest his legs, unused to such exertion, should be weakened by it, that he should wear upon one ankle an amulet or charm of iron.

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"I too, my son," said she, "have something for you as a keepsake from the hand of Helen; it is for your bride to wear upon her wedding day.

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They wear upon the head a kerchief, transparent like a veil, made of the pine fibre, finer than our finest cambric the neck is ornamented by a string of large coral beads, fastened by a gold medallion.