well worn

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well-worn

[wel-wawrn, -wohrn]

–adjective

1.	showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets.

2.	trite, hackneyed, or stale: a well-worn saying.

3.	fittingly or becomingly worn or borne: a well-worn reserve that never seems haughty.

Origin:
1615–25

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