单词 | well reined |
释义 | > as lemmaswell reined 2. With preceding adverb indicating the degree to which a horse or other animal is broken in or disciplined, esp. in well reined. Also occasionally in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > broken in ridden?1523 well reineda1533 backed1589 well rid1606 well-gaited1712 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) xlix. f. 114 Though the knyght passe his course, yet it is not his faute, yf the hors be not well reyned: but at the ende of his course, he wylle trymme his hors. 1566 T. Blundeville Bredynge of Horses ii. f. 5v, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe Vegetius also sayth, yt they [sc. the Parthian horses] be very wel rained. 1671 J. Halfpenny Gentleman's Jocky 98 Over-rank feeding in the Summer, chiefly from two years old upward, doth breed an evil rayned, and a slothful horse. 1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid II. xii. 1042 His neat Quiver, Sword, and well-rein'd Steed. 1818 ‘T. Brown’ Brighton I. 123 I mut have 'em all in their places, well reined in, and put together in proper style. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 24 Apr. 518/1 She is tall and slight, and carries her head well reined up. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. c4 The crowds that come to the softcore films are ‘well-dressed, well-reined, very sophisticated. We don't get dirty old men in overcoats.’ 2004 B. Bergin Loyal to Land vi. 118/2 The more notable horsemen of the ranch gained their stature largely by consistently producing well-reined horses in this process. < as lemmas |
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