Derived
Worn
Worn adjective - Depleted in strength, energy, or freshness.
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Note that the British trope of burglars wearing horizontally-striped jerseys is unrelated, being derived from the jerseys worn by seamen in the Napoleonic period and after.
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The flag's black, red and gold colors derived loosely from the uniforms worn by the Lützow Free Corps, a group of Prussian freedom fighters against Napoleon, many of whose members would later participate in the Wartburg Festival of 1817, demanding German unity, while dressed in their uniforms.
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This particular item is, long story short, derived from the floppy kepi hats worn by soldiers in the The American Civil War; the first documented use of soft caps with a forward brim in baseball dates to 1865—right after the Civil War ended.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball
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