单词 | well-blended |
释义 | well-blendedadj. Thoroughly or skilfully mixed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > thoroughly permixed?1440 well-mingled?1578 well-mixeda1586 well-blended1708 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 663 Whose liquid Store Abundant, flowing in well blended Streams The Natives shall applaud. 1712 N. Rowe tr. C. Quillet Callipædia i. 20 Heav'ns bright Scale well-blended Seasons weighs. 1802 J. F. Rigaud tr. Leonardo da Vinci Treat. Painting 139 It [sc. the figure] will have great relief in the lights, and soft and well-blended shadows. 1898 Rolfe (Iowa) Reveille 6 Jan. Each pound of figs must be added, and the gentle simmering continued until you have a soft, well-blended, thick preserve. 1941 N. B. Tindale & J. B. Birdsell in Rec. S. Austral. Museum VII. i. 6 The Australian aboriginal no longer may be considered as a pure race of unusual homogeneity, but a well-blended group. 2008 Cathedral Music Nov. 59/2 The singing is of the highest quality; the sound is lean, bright and well-blended. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1708 |
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