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▪ I. † ˈmated, ppl. a.1 Obs. [f. mate v.1 + -ed1.] 1. Confounded, amazed.
1581T. Howell Deuises (1879) 211 The bitter smarte that straines my mated minde. 1582Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 51 A feare then general mens mated senses atached. c1586C'tess Pembroke Ps. xlviii. ii, The things they see Amaze their mated mindes. 2. Checkmated.
1656Cowley Pindar. Odes, Destinie i, Here I the losing party blame For those false Moves that break the Game,..And above all, th' ill Conduct of the mated King. ▪ II. mated, ppl. a.2|ˈmeɪtɪd| [f. mate v.2 + -ed1.] a. Matched; married; chiefly in ill-mated or well-mated.
1667[implied in ill-mated s.v. ill- 7]. 1821J. Baillie Metr. Leg., Lady G. Baillie lii, Sweet union held of mated will. 1899Scribner's Mag. XXV. 50/1 Two well-mated young lovers. b. Fitted or fitting together.
1958V. H. Watson Rover Cars xiv. 230 Wash and examine all parts, renew as necessary, bearing in mind that the crown wheel and pinion are ‘mated’ parts and must be replaced as such. |