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pants/trousers Informal

To exercise controlling authority in a household.

See also: wear

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Did n't your mother ever let you wear the nice things that came?

William had wanted to buy her a gold chain too, but the purchase had been beyond his means, and therefore not to wear the cross might be mortifying him.

Fanny acknowledged her wishes and doubts on this point: she did not know how either to wear the cross, or to refrain from wearing it.

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For, being able to change her face whenever she liked, the Princess had no interest in wearing a variety of gowns, as have other ladies who are compelled to wear the same face constantly.

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The more surface is resistant to abrasive wear the trace smoother and vice versa.

Steel abrasive wear forecasting by wearing surfaces microgeometric parameters/Plienu abrazyvinio dilimo prognozavimas pagal dylancio pavirsiaus mikrogeometrinius parametrus

A Kebaya is a traditional blouse worn by Malaysian and Indonesian women made from sheer material, in Malaysia, Nyonyas usually wear the Kebaya with a Javanese batik sarong.

The traditional Nyonya Kebayas of Malaysia

Believe it or not, seventy percent of girls wear the wrong-size bra.

What lies beneath: baffled by bras? Picking out the proper panty a pain? Time to go undercover ..

The power of television has been a boon to sports apparel and equipment manufacturers for years, as young, aspiring athletes have been inspired to wear the football jersey, lace up the basketball shoe, or use the same baseball glove as their favorite player.

To serve and protect: cutting-edge sports medicine products for your players

In Prodigal I wear the brown leather top with holes in it--I feel comfortable in it, even though I don't particularly like the skirt.

Dressed and impressed: a selection of well-known professional dancers from different genres and eras recall the costumes they liked best and what made them great

Kamal Ataturk started his social revolution by ordering Turkish men to wear the Western-style hat, instead of the traditional fez.

Political science without clothes: the politics of dress or contesting the spatiality of the state in Egypt

It was also found that of those listeners who indicated they would wear hearing aids, 88% (72) indicated they would wear the ITE hearing aid, 9% (7) indicated they would not wear the ITE hearing aid, and 4% (3) provided neutral or ambiguous responses.

The hearing aid effect: challenges for counseling

Only Illinois requires that the defendant "knowingly" wear the body armor.

Soft body armor: the legal issues

Rodeo contestants will wear the special-edition TETWP shirt during the Friday, Dec.

The Wrangler(R) Brand Gets ``Tough'' on Breast Cancer; Denim Icon Leads Industry in Tough Enough to Wear Pink - Shirt Proceeds Benefit Cancer Research

An LAPD officer who did not wish to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the issue said it is ironic that while other cities are forcing officers to wear the flag, officers in the LAPD are being told they can only wear a certain expression of the flag.

LAPD: NO UNAUTHORIZED FLAGS RESTRICTIONS ALSO INCLUDE PATRIOTIC PINS

The nature of ATV riding demands that all riders wear the proper protective gear.

Summer Safety Alert from the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute: A Golden Rule for ATV Riders -- Always Wear a Helmet and Other Protective Gear