well-clothedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈkləʊðd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈkloʊðd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + clothed adj.

Wearing elegant, warm, or ample clothing; (also) finely adorned. Cf. well-clad adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > properly dressed

well-clotheda1387

readyc1405

well-suited1598

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 229 (MED) So it foloweþ þat þey þat beeþ wel i-cloþed..forsakeþ nouȝt al þing.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 166 He..sawe her coloure fresshe and ruddy as a rose, for she was wel clothed and warme ayenst the colde.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1196 Sir Launcelot purveyed hym an hondred knyghtes, and all well clothed in grene velvet, and their horsis trapped in the same to the heelys.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. K The well clothed boughes of this conspiracie of pine trees.

1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 112 A well-cloathed soule thats not opprest, Nor choakt with what shee should bee drest.

1670 J. Ogilby America iii. viii. 612 The Guianian Guide which Viapari had given Ordas, advis'd him to go along the Shore of the new River, because it would lead them to a well Cloth'd and rich People.

1727 W. Somervile Occas. Poems 353 He bow'd, obey'd, well-cloath'd, well-fed, And with his Patron's Children bred.

1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. ix. 121 A well clothed, fertile tract of country.

1880 Pop. Sci. Apr. 751 Hunger and poverty meet a thousand temptations that never assail full stomachs and well-clothed bodies.

1949 Billboard 28 May 50/2 Norwegians appeared well fed, well clothed and healthy looking.

1995 Financial Times 8 July (Weekend section) p. xiv/4 Well-fed, well-clothed children.

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

单词	well-clothed
释义	well-clothedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈkləʊðd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈkloʊðd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and clothed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., clothed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + clothed adj. Wearing elegant, warm, or ample clothing; (also) finely adorned. Cf. well-clad adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > properly dressed well-clotheda1387 readyc1405 well-suited1598 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 229 (MED) So it foloweþ þat þey þat beeþ wel i-cloþed..forsakeþ nouȝt al þing. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 166 He..sawe her coloure fresshe and ruddy as a rose, for she was wel clothed and warme ayenst the colde. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1196 Sir Launcelot purveyed hym an hondred knyghtes, and all well clothed in grene velvet, and their horsis trapped in the same to the heelys. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. K The well clothed boughes of this conspiracie of pine trees. 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 112 A well-cloathed soule thats not opprest, Nor choakt with what shee should bee drest. 1670 J. Ogilby America iii. viii. 612 The Guianian Guide which Viapari had given Ordas, advis'd him to go along the Shore of the new River, because it would lead them to a well Cloth'd and rich People. 1727 W. Somervile Occas. Poems 353 He bow'd, obey'd, well-cloath'd, well-fed, And with his Patron's Children bred. 1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. ix. 121 A well clothed, fertile tract of country. 1880 Pop. Sci. Apr. 751 Hunger and poverty meet a thousand temptations that never assail full stomachs and well-clothed bodies. 1949 Billboard 28 May 50/2 Norwegians appeared well fed, well clothed and healthy looking. 1995 Financial Times 8 July (Weekend section) p. xiv/4 Well-fed, well-clothed children. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1387
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