toilworn

[ toil-wawrn, -wohrn ]

/ ˈtɔɪlˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /

adjective

worn by toil: toilworn hands.

worn out or aged by toil: a toilworn farmer.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of toilworn

First recorded in 1745–55; toil¹ + worn

Words nearby toilworn

toilet-train, toiletry, toilette, toilful, toilsome, toilworn, toise, toitoi, tojo, tok pisin, tokamak

Example sentences from the Web for toilworn

First, the toilworn Craftsman that with earth-made Implement laboriously conquers the Earth, and makes her man's.
Sartor Resartus|Thomas Carlyle
And if their hands were toilworn and their clothes very old-fashioned, Mary did not care.
Dolly's College Experiences|Mabel Cronise Jones
For a while sorrow and care are veiled from the eyes of men, and to the poorest and most toilworn come pleasant dreams.
The Night Side of London|J. Ewing Ritchie
First, the toilworn craftsman who with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the Earth, and makes her man's.
Practical Ethics|William DeWitt Hyde

First the toilworn Craftsman that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the earth, and makes her man's.
The Glory of English Prose|Stephen Coleridge

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