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Discover LudwigThe word 'time-worn' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe an object or action that has been around for a long time and is showing signs of wear and tear because of its age. For example, "The house had time-worn doors and windows that had seen better days."
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time-worn
adjective
Alternative form of timeworn
Exact(46)
Even so, revelers streamed into Times Square for the time-worn tradition.
Everything about him seems time-worn.
The main building is tin-roofed and time-worn.
"PAINTING the tape" is a time-worn, if disreputable, Wall Street tradition.
That is a warning that they do not understand the inherent value of time-worn pieces.
The time-worn mobile bar outside will sell you a tot of Azorean rice pudding liqueur.
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Has time worn away their good looks?
The Han-period funerary objects from Columbia's holdings were time worn and unrefined.
"Poor man, he's all the time worn out, like he was carrying an atlas on his shoulder".
Teenage girls, for their part, insist on "low-rise" jeans, a revisitation of the hipster jeans of the 1960s, but this time worn with a bare midriff.
"The nature of the bra, the tightness, and the length of time worn, will all influence the degree of blockage of lymphatic drainage.
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