Collocations withwear
These are words often used in combination withwear.
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athletic wear
By the standards of twentieth-century athletic wear, riding dress was not necessarily comfortable either.
From theCambridge English Corpus
daily wear
Women may have a couple of synthetic saris, using a blouse and lungi for daily wear, and own no gold jewellery other than the thin chain holding their marriage tali.
From theCambridge English Corpus
evening wear
Evening wear was worn with a white bow tie and a shirt with a winged collar.
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everyday wear
The size of the sector has declined over the past 40 years, as hats are no longer essential everyday wear.
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excessive wear
The cost of maintaining contact in this configuration is power dissipation and excessive wear on both the sphere and the drive wheel.
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formal wear
Lifestyle changes are taking the industry rapidly away from formal wear towards a more casual style of dressing with new products.
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heavy wear
Railway kiosks which are in constant use, suffer heavy wear and tear and occasionally rough handling and even some vandalism.
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normal wear
The vessels were not elaborate in form or decoration; all three showed signs of normal wear.
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premature wear
As with auto engines, proper tension of the timing chain is necessary to prevent premature wear of the drivetrain components.
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wear resistance
It follows that it is these transformations that are responsible for the hardening and enhanced wear resistance of the given material on irradiation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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