well-colouredwell-coloredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈkʌləd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈkələrd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + coloured adj.

Having a good or attractive colour. Also of literary style: vividly expressed.In early use esp. of the complexion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > having good colour

well-coloureda1400

well-hueda1500

coloury1800

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 181 (MED) If þe pacient be fleischi & wel colourid.

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 147 Riȝt faire folk and wele coloured.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xiv. 227 (MED) Her visage fressh and wele colowred, so entermedled white and redde.

?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xxx^v Put to your whyte mares a gray hors... And thus shall ye haue well coloured coltes.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xvii. 42 He was but a childe, well coloured, and beutyfull to loke vpon.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 214 Of the Porphyre. There is among the Indians a Serpent about the bignes of a spanne or more, which in outward aspect is like to the most beautifull and well coloured purple.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. ii. 37 These eyes that see thee now well coloured, Shall see thee withered, bloody, pale, and dead.

1669 W. Charleton Mysterie of Vintners in Two Disc. 177 In which time the wine usually becomes well-coloured and bright.

1731 A. Pope Epist. to Earl of Burlington 12 The rich Buffet well-colour'd Serpents grace.

1793 Astrologer's Mag. Sept. 69/1 The line of the liver sufficiently long, that is to say, extending to the middle of the natural line, deep, large, continued and well coloured, it denotes a good liver.

1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming I. iii. 60 Sound in his legs, and well-coloured for a Londoner.

1893 Garden & Forest 28 June 278/2 Mr Fay's Roses were of fair size,..well-colored, with good foliage.

1913 Oxf. Mag. 6 Nov. 67/1 The author writes..in a well-coloured and original style.

2001 Austral. Gourmet Traveller Aug. 16/2 Add spice mixture and stir over medium heat until well coloured and fragrant.

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

单词	well-coloured
释义	well-colouredwell-coloredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈkʌləd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈkələrd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and coloured adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., coloured adj. Etymology: < well adv. + coloured adj. Having a good or attractive colour. Also of literary style: vividly expressed.In early use esp. of the complexion. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > having good colour well-coloureda1400 well-hueda1500 coloury1800 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 181 (MED) If þe pacient be fleischi & wel colourid. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 147 Riȝt faire folk and wele coloured. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xiv. 227 (MED) Her visage fressh and wele colowred, so entermedled white and redde. ?1530 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. xxx^v Put to your whyte mares a gray hors... And thus shall ye haue well coloured coltes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xvii. 42 He was but a childe, well coloured, and beutyfull to loke vpon. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 214 Of the Porphyre. There is among the Indians a Serpent about the bignes of a spanne or more, which in outward aspect is like to the most beautifull and well coloured purple. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. ii. 37 These eyes that see thee now well coloured, Shall see thee withered, bloody, pale, and dead. View more context for this quotation 1669 W. Charleton Mysterie of Vintners in Two Disc. 177 In which time the wine usually becomes well-coloured and bright. 1731 A. Pope Epist. to Earl of Burlington 12 The rich Buffet well-colour'd Serpents grace. 1793 Astrologer's Mag. Sept. 69/1 The line of the liver sufficiently long, that is to say, extending to the middle of the natural line, deep, large, continued and well coloured, it denotes a good liver. 1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming I. iii. 60 Sound in his legs, and well-coloured for a Londoner. 1893 Garden & Forest 28 June 278/2 Mr Fay's Roses were of fair size,..well-colored, with good foliage. 1913 Oxf. Mag. 6 Nov. 67/1 The author writes..in a well-coloured and original style. 2001 Austral. Gourmet Traveller Aug. 16/2 Add spice mixture and stir over medium heat until well coloured and fragrant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1400
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