单词 | well-counterfeited |
释义 | well-counterfeitedadj. Skilfully or effectively simulated or imitated. ΚΠ a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 67/2 Men had it euer inwardely suspect, as many well counterfaited iewels make ye true mistrusted. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. xi. 29 With well-counterfeited griefe. 1696 Six Familiar Ess. 33 It was those well Counterfeited Accomplishments that made him master of your Affections. 1723 E. Haywood Idalia 17 He..accompanied all he said with so many Sighs, and such well-counterfeited Contrition. 1791 E. Inchbald Simple Story I. iv. 34 What she said was spoken with an energy, an instantaneous and powerful perception of what she said, joined with a real or well-counterfeited simplicity. 1841 Amer. Eclectic Sept. 254 With well counterfeited expressions of sorrow and sympathy, he invited them to..the seat of the governor whom he had just assassinated. 1884 A. Pinkerton Thirty Years Detective 352 Bonds..to which was attached a well-counterfeited seal of the corporation. 1919 M. Widdemer Winona's Way vii. 168 A very well-counterfeited air of not knowing that anything had happened. 2010 P. Graeme-Evans Dressmaker xiii. 110 The appearance of well-counterfeited youth was part of the success of the lady's business. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1535 |
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