modelledmodeledadj.
/ˈmɒdld/, U.S. /ˈmɑd(ə)ld/ 1. Formed, organized, or constructed, esp. after a particular or desirable model. Frequently with modifying adverb. See also new-modelled adj.
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the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > after a model
modelled1647
modelized1688
1647 W. Bode (title) A declaration of the proceedings of the new moddel'd army in the kingdome of Scotland against the Irish army.
1664 Bp. H. King Elegies 8 in Poems, Elegies, Paradoxes & Sonets (ed. 2) You wretched Agents for a Kingdoms fall, Who yet your selves the Modell'd Army call.
1670 W. Penn Great Case Liberty of Consc. 30 We are not such model'd Christians, as they coercively would have us.
1679 in R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1722) II. 60 The Lord Macdonald, a professed Papist, with a modelled Army..hath remained in Armes.
1700 S. L. tr. C. Frick Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 177 Their vigilant, and wisely Model'd Government.
1704 J. Blair in W. S. Perry Hist. Coll. Amer. Colonial Church: Virginia (1870) I. 108 He..would keep a Standing modell'd militia in constant pay.
1850 H. Melville White-jacket viii. 41 It..wreathes and serpentines round the cable and messenger like an elegantly-modeled garter-snake round the twisted stalks of a vine.
1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ii. 60 A beautifully modelled forehead.
1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 21 Her two modelled arms, jingling with copper bangles.
1926 Ann. Report Imperial Inst. 33 A certain number of ‘dioramas’ or modelled panoramas have been put in position in various courts.
1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Oct. 5/2 A smaller exquisitely modelled Jackfield ware jug.
1984 V. S. Naipaul Finding Centre iii. 113 He had a finely modelled African face, every feature definite.
2. Executed in relief; raised.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > map > [adjective] > types of
political1786
physical1797
small-scale1851
modelled1875
palaeolithologic1945
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1458/1 A modeled map of a country 200 miles square.
1930 Man 30 86/1 The æsthetic possibilities of the material are not as fully exploited as they were: corrugated ware, for instance, and modelled ornament have gone out.
1973 E. Wilson Embroidery Bk. (1975) ii. 129 The background of silk canvas was sometimes left bare, and the raised pile was often cut to give a modeled effect.
1989 M. Gimbutas Lang. of Goddess i. x. 84 During the Early Bronze Age, the net-patterned square, lozenge, and column are depicted on spouted jugs, some of which have modeled breasts or nipples.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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