单词 | well hanged |
释义 | † well hangedadj. Obsolete. 1. Well decorated with hangings, etc.; = well-hung adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [adjective] > tapestry > hung or adorned with hanged1451 well hanged1479 well-hung1637 tapestried1769 tapestry-worked1883 1479 Earl Rivers tr. Cordyal (Caxton) iii. iii If he were compelled to lye in a faire and a softe bed wel hanged and plaisantly dressed. 1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) viii. f. 131 The courtier must..haue his chamber well hanged, and fynely kept, and cleane. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias xvii. f. 41 Another chamber which was adorned with ye like estate as the other was, & as wel hanged. 2. a. Having large ears; = well-hung adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific type parts sawinga1398 prick-eareda1425 well hanged1592 curtal1599 well-hung1611 unwormeda1625 uncropped1802 undocked1802 ring-tailed1821 apple-headed1854 gay1894 1592 J. Lyly Midas iv. iii. sig. E4 Such as you, are vnworthie to be hounds, much lesse huntsmen, that know not when a hound is fleet, faire flewde, and well hangd. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. lii. 354 Those who are Lute backed,..and besides are well hanged, and haue large eares, bee long lived. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Oreillé, eared; well hung, or hangd; which hath great eares. b. Having a large penis; = well-hung adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [adjective] > penis > having large well hanged1611 membrous1613 well-hung1637 macrophallic1857 well-endowed1951 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Couillatris, well hangd (betweene the legs). 3. Designating a glib or ready tongue; = well-hung adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [adjective] > voluble (of the tongue) tickle1377 readya1400 aspen1532 rolling1549 rounda1568 voluble1604 well hanged1632 well-hung1648 slippery1699 1632 J. Mabbe tr. J. de Santa Maria Christian Policie xiii. 128 That his tongue be well hangd, and be able to expresse himselfe so happily, that he may be truly vnderstood. 1656 W. Rosewell Serpents Subtily Discovered 14 He was a very fit man to incounter Coppin, for he had good lungs, and his tongue was well hanged. 1739 H. Baker & J. Miller tr. Molière Mock-doctor ii. vi, in Molière Wks. IV. 203 Why ha' not I a Tongue so well hang'd? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1479 |
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