well-fleecedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfliːst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈflist/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fleece n. and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., fleece n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < well adv. + fleece n. + -ed suffix².

Of an animal: having a good or thick fleece. Also figurative with reference to hair, a cloud, etc.

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1536 Prymer Eng. & Lat. (STC 15993) f. 139 The rammes of y^e flocke are well flesyd.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. ii. 46 Thou hast a well-fleec'd flocke feede to and fro.

1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans i. 27 They..drove home to the Tent Their well-fleec'd traine.

1724 J. Swift Let. to Mr. Harding 5 If..the Grazier should bring me one single Weather fat and well Fleeced by Way of Pattern.

1776 G. Wright Rural Christian (new ed.) 244 Flocks of well fleeced sheep.

1829 E. E. Crowe Yesterday in Ireland II. 66 Placing his shattered caubeen..on the summit of his well-fleeced head.

1847 Trans. Essex (Mass.) Agric. Soc. 58 Mr. Pope's sheep are of good size and well fleeced.

1922 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 391/1 The sun shone, and the blue sky gleamed with well-fleeced clouds shepherded from the west.

2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 27 Sept. 50 These sheep..breed well-fleeced lambs, which can survive and thrive through a wet, cold spring.

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

单词	well-fleeced
释义	well-fleecedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfliːst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈflist/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fleece n. and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., fleece n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < well adv. + fleece n. + -ed suffix². Of an animal: having a good or thick fleece. Also figurative with reference to hair, a cloud, etc. ΚΠ 1536 Prymer Eng. & Lat. (STC 15993) f. 139 The rammes of y^e flocke are well flesyd. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. ii. 46 Thou hast a well-fleec'd flocke feede to and fro. 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans i. 27 They..drove home to the Tent Their well-fleec'd traine. 1724 J. Swift Let. to Mr. Harding 5 If..the Grazier should bring me one single Weather fat and well Fleeced by Way of Pattern. 1776 G. Wright Rural Christian (new ed.) 244 Flocks of well fleeced sheep. 1829 E. E. Crowe Yesterday in Ireland II. 66 Placing his shattered caubeen..on the summit of his well-fleeced head. 1847 Trans. Essex (Mass.) Agric. Soc. 58 Mr. Pope's sheep are of good size and well fleeced. 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 391/1 The sun shone, and the blue sky gleamed with well-fleeced clouds shepherded from the west. 2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 27 Sept. 50 These sheep..breed well-fleeced lambs, which can survive and thrive through a wet, cold spring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1536
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