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empanner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

Senses

empanner is used for these senses in English:

  • gybe (intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
  • wear (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.

wear — full definition

  1. verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
  2. verb To gradually damage or erode something through repeated use or friction.
  3. verb To last, or hold up, under continued use.
  4. noun Clothing, especially of a particular type.

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