#worn

In the shallow parts of many Swiss lakes, where there is a depth of no more than from 5 to 15 feet of water, ancient wooden piles are observed at the bottom sometimes worn down to the surface of the mud, sometimes projecting slightly above it. ↗

— Charles Lyell

#ancient #bottom #depth #down #feet

Is there anything worn under the kilt? No, it's all in perfect working order. ↗

— Spike Milligan

#order #perfect #under #working #worn

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. ↗

— Iris Murdoch

#doing #many #out #pair #saying

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

#emperors #fancy #finds #fleet #hear