worn

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A rare luxury material once worn only by emperors in ancient times has been successfully recreated by scientists in South Korea.

From Science Daily

Some jets keep the cabin pressure closer to what they would experience on the ground, which companies say leaves passengers feeling less worn out after long flights.

From BBC

Matthew Skinner explains how internal tooth structures provided critical clues: "Using microCT imaging we were able to study a hidden internal structure of the teeth, referred to as the enamel-dentine junction, which is known to be taxonomically informative and which is preserved in teeth where the enamel surface is worn away. Analysis of this structure consistently shows the Grotte à Hominidés hominins to be distinct from both Homo erectus and Homo antecessor, identifying them as representative of populations that could be basal to Homo sapiens and archaic Eurasian lineages."

From Science Daily

She paid special attention to their hats, digging through historical archives—“there are over 200 types of hats that are worn by Mongolians,” she said—before using the culture of ancient nomads as her creative inspiration.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then they put some clothes on him, which made him nice and warm, though the clothes felt odd because he had never worn clothes before.

From Literature