Definition of "well-worn" []

• Showing signs of much wear or use. (adjective)
• Repeated too often; trite or hackneyed. (adjective)
• Carried or worn in a becoming manner: well-worn fame. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "He referred to the well-worn trail to our outhouse."
• "Microsoft's blog post refers to a well-worn dispute between Google and book publishers in the U.S. over access to digitized books."
• "Warrenton, Va., decorator Barry Dixon's drawing room possesses the well-worn elegance of a Venetian palazzo."