well-framedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfreɪmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfreɪmd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + framed adj.

Having a good, durable, or well-crafted structure; esp. (of an argument, theory, plan, etc.) clearly and precisely formulated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > skilfully made or wrought

craftyOE

well-wrought?c1225

broidenc1230

quaintc1300

craftily?c1335

craftiousc1400

hagherc1400

well-madec1475

artificial1490

well-framed1532

well-fashioned1542

crafted?1548

well-laboured1550

finished1582

well built1605

well-arted?1611

composeda1616

technical1656

affabrous1755

well-worked1865

technic1877

well-crafted1926

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndales Answere iii. p. ccxxxi All the wyse and well framed reasons whyche I haue reproued, and proued vnresonable byfore.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Pp1^v Like a man whose best building was a well-framed conscience.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. xi. 188 As soone as I shall come to shore..some wel-framed lye shall happely bring me to her.

1690 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. xiv. 382 Moderated Monarchies and well-framed Governments.

1718 M. Prior 2nd Hymn Callimachus 73 In the well-fram'd Models,..Thou shew'dst, where Towers or Battlements should rise.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. ix. 70 Yet when thy speech is to the Kings of Greece It is well framed and prudent.

1859 Harper's Mag. May 746/2 It hath three streets of well-framed houses, a handsome Church, and the foundation of a better laid, to be built of Bricke.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxviii. 104 A well-framed reflective man with a grey beard.

1919 J. L. Garvin Econ. Found. Peace xxi. 531 The League of Nations..was an economic model, well-framed and well-tested, under the stress of circumstance.

1996 Times of India 8 May 7/1 The government does not have any well-framed policy or guidelines.

2012 Farm Weekly (Nexis) 27 Sept. 118 A total of 69 of the 72 well-framed Poll Merino rams were sold.

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

单词	well-framed
释义	well-framedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfreɪmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfreɪmd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and framed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., framed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + framed adj. Having a good, durable, or well-crafted structure; esp. (of an argument, theory, plan, etc.) clearly and precisely formulated. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > skilfully made or wrought craftyOE well-wrought?c1225 broidenc1230 quaintc1300 craftily?c1335 craftiousc1400 hagherc1400 well-madec1475 artificial1490 well-framed1532 well-fashioned1542 crafted?1548 well-laboured1550 finished1582 well built1605 well-arted?1611 composeda1616 technical1656 affabrous1755 well-worked1865 technic1877 well-crafted1926 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndales Answere iii. p. ccxxxi All the wyse and well framed reasons whyche I haue reproued, and proued vnresonable byfore. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Pp1^v Like a man whose best building was a well-framed conscience. 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iii. xi. 188 As soone as I shall come to shore..some wel-framed lye shall happely bring me to her. 1690 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. xiv. 382 Moderated Monarchies and well-framed Governments. 1718 M. Prior 2nd Hymn Callimachus 73 In the well-fram'd Models,..Thou shew'dst, where Towers or Battlements should rise. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. ix. 70 Yet when thy speech is to the Kings of Greece It is well framed and prudent. 1859 Harper's Mag. May 746/2 It hath three streets of well-framed houses, a handsome Church, and the foundation of a better laid, to be built of Bricke. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxviii. 104 A well-framed reflective man with a grey beard. 1919 J. L. Garvin Econ. Found. Peace xxi. 531 The League of Nations..was an economic model, well-framed and well-tested, under the stress of circumstance. 1996 Times of India 8 May 7/1 The government does not have any well-framed policy or guidelines. 2012 Farm Weekly (Nexis) 27 Sept. 118 A total of 69 of the 72 well-framed Poll Merino rams were sold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1532
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