Wear
In materials science, wear is erosion or sideways displacement of material from its "derivative" and original position on a solid surface performed by the action of another surface.
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Famous quotes containing the word wear:
“A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting.”
—Helen Rowland (1875–1950)
“Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation.”
—Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)
“In time the scouring of wind and rain will wear down the ranges and plane off the region until it has the drab monotony of the older deserts. In the meantime—a two-million-year meantime—travelers may enjoy the cruel beauties of a desert in its youth,....”
—For the State of California, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)