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well-ˈtasted, a. Now rare.
[See tasted B.]
1. Having a good taste or flavour.
1635–56Cowley Davideis i. 673 A pure, well-tasted, wholsome Fountain. a1700Evelyn Diary Aug. 1645, In this place are excellent oysters, small and well tasted like our Colchester. 1771in Phil. Trans. LXI. 321 Carp..will grow within two Summers..to be fleshy and well-tasted. 1803A. Hunter's Georg. Ess. I. 429 Sweet and well-tasted butter from the milk of cows fed upon turnips. 1850Gosse Rivers of Bible (1878) 232 The water was found by this traveller to be well-tasted.
fig.1641Milton Prel. Episc. A 2 b, To uphold their now well-tasted Hierarchy by what faire pretext soever they could. 1746Young Nt. Th. ix. 2183 With thee bring, Not hideous visions, as of late; but draughts Delicious of well-tasted, cordial, rest; Man's rich restorative.
2. Of a person: Gifted with good taste.
1911R. Brooke in Memoir (1918) p. lxvii, So many intelligent and well-tasted people didn't seem to have any idea what I was driving at. |