单词 | put-together |
释义 | put-togetheradj. That has been put together (see to put together 2c at put v. Phrasal verbs 1); assembled, combined; (occasionally) makeshift, improvised.Frequently with preceding modifying adverb. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > formed or constructed wroughtOE wroughtOE confecta1398 combinedc14.. complosec1420 made1428 counterfeit1463 edificatec1470 construct?a1475 featuredc1500 compact1531 fashioned1535 conflate1541 confectedc1550 framed1565 timbered1570 constitute1589 compacted1598 fact1600 coagulate1610 quilted1617 coagulated1633 conflated1652 composititious1657 made-up1677 compactilea1682 constructed1785 put-together1848 compaginate1877 1848 Davenport (Iowa) Gaz. 22 June 1/1 He was dressed in an awkwardly put together suit of homespun. 1897 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 12 Oct. 4/3 (advt.) Two specials that the furniture people have worked upon for months to bring to you at these prices well put together furniture. 1950 in E. C. Richards Diary of E. R. Chudleigh 23 Such a ‘put-together’ mob of wild cattle required at least six to eight experienced stockmen. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road i. iii. 21 Country boys in a put-together jalopy. 1970 Times 2 June 8/2 The essential of the put together look which stays put is a belt. 2002 Maxim June 200/2 Legendary video game vamp Kain is back and you control the pasty one in this hectic and beautifully put-together game. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848 |
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