单词 | well-entered |
释义 | well-enteredadj. Now rare. Thoroughly initiated or trained; seasoned, experienced. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > well well-itowenc1225 well-taughtc1275 lighty?a1425 groundlyc1449 well-informeda1500 well-entered1548 well-instructed1553 well-trained1562 well-educated1598 well-tutored1600 tutored1601 illuminated1661 well-cultured1760 1548 N. Udall in N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Pref. f. xiiiv There is both pappe for younglinges in the feith..and also sounde meate for such as are wel entred & hable to broke higher thinges. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 6 'Tis our hope sir, After well entred souldiers, to returne And finde your grace in health. View more context for this quotation 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. 39/2 Get a Quarry Hawk (that is, an old Well-entred and Reclaimed Hawk) and a couple of live Fowl, and let her see them flown once or twice. 1834 Westm. Rev. July 136/1 A well-entered servant of the popular cause. 1850 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 414/2 Few, except a well-entered fisherman, can tell what shadowy form it is that ripples the wimpling water. 1907 H. Storey Hunting & Shooting in Ceylon xiii. 188 A well-entered hound that has been through a season or two is of great value to a pack. 1922 P. O'Conor Terriers for Sport 15 I have already remarked on the importance of having hard, well-entered dogs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1548 |
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