wear off )

wear off ((of) something)

[for something] to be ground or rubbed away. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The paint has worn off the porch steps. The finish is wearing off.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CÔNg	-	Vietnamese
Noreen	['nɔ:ri:n]
Feliks	fye-LEEKS (Russian), fee-LEEKS (Russian), FE-leeks (Polish)	Russian, Slovene, Polish
Bashkim	-	Albanian
Gabinus	-	Late Roman
Virginie	veer-zhee-NEE	French