well-adornedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈdɔːnd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈdɔrnd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and adorned adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., adorned adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + adorned adj.

Finely ornamented, decorated, or dressed.

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a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Bodl. 943) (1999) 290 (MED) Thou maist not be so wele aourned as with trouthe.

1579 T. Salter Mirrhor of Modestie sig. D.iii I would wishe our well adorned Maiden to bee freendly and affable.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey vii. 239 He..Aduanc't him to a well-adorned Throne.

1695 J. Stevens tr. M. de Faria e Sousa Portugues Asia III. iii. xvi. 286 These Jews had there a Synagogue as big as a large Church, well adorned, and the Bible in Hebrew, Syriack, and Chaldaick.

1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. iii. 91 The streets broad, well proportioned, and exceeding clean, with canals in the middle of them planted with rows of trees, insomuch that they may be compared to so many alleys of a well adorned garden.

1775 H. L. Thrale Jrnl. 1 Oct. in French Jrnls. Mrs. Thrale & Dr. Johnson (1932) 95 I went to their Colisseum..a new Amusement imitated from our Pantheon..but vastly small in Comparison,—well adorned however.

1828 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 251/2 The engraving is calculated to add another wreath to the well adorned brows of Mr. Pye.

1877 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 385 She will not be able to satisfy herself, ere long, with mere elegant quiet in a well-adorned home.

1904 M. Hewlett Road in Tuscany II. viii. 161 That this has been a well-adorned place in days long past and over, may be due to a miraculous crucifix which still hangs there behind a curtain.

1955 J. M. Myers Doc Holliday (1973) 26 He was five-feet ten-inches tall, but his spare frame made him look taller. It was a well-adorned frame, for he was fond of good clothes.

2006 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 96 312 Like modern Beirut before the civil war of the 1970s, Berytus was a comfortable and well-adorned city.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-adorned
释义	well-adornedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈdɔːnd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈdɔrnd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and adorned adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., adorned adj. Etymology: < well adv. + adorned adj. Finely ornamented, decorated, or dressed. ΚΠ a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Bodl. 943) (1999) 290 (MED) Thou maist not be so wele aourned as with trouthe. 1579 T. Salter Mirrhor of Modestie sig. D.iii I would wishe our well adorned Maiden to bee freendly and affable. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey vii. 239 He..Aduanc't him to a well-adorned Throne. 1695 J. Stevens tr. M. de Faria e Sousa Portugues Asia III. iii. xvi. 286 These Jews had there a Synagogue as big as a large Church, well adorned, and the Bible in Hebrew, Syriack, and Chaldaick. 1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. iii. 91 The streets broad, well proportioned, and exceeding clean, with canals in the middle of them planted with rows of trees, insomuch that they may be compared to so many alleys of a well adorned garden. 1775 H. L. Thrale Jrnl. 1 Oct. in French Jrnls. Mrs. Thrale & Dr. Johnson (1932) 95 I went to their Colisseum..a new Amusement imitated from our Pantheon..but vastly small in Comparison,—well adorned however. 1828 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 251/2 The engraving is calculated to add another wreath to the well adorned brows of Mr. Pye. 1877 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 385 She will not be able to satisfy herself, ere long, with mere elegant quiet in a well-adorned home. 1904 M. Hewlett Road in Tuscany II. viii. 161 That this has been a well-adorned place in days long past and over, may be due to a miraculous crucifix which still hangs there behind a curtain. 1955 J. M. Myers Doc Holliday (1973) 26 He was five-feet ten-inches tall, but his spare frame made him look taller. It was a well-adorned frame, for he was fond of good clothes. 2006 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 96 312 Like modern Beirut before the civil war of the 1970s, Berytus was a comfortable and well-adorned city. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1475
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