单词 | well-fraught |
释义 | well-fraughtadj. Now rare. Equipped, supplied, or stocked to a substantial or sufficient extent; fully laden with something (literal and figurative). Frequently with with. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [adjective] > excessively well-fraught1567 upwhelmed1568 overgrieving1601 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xv. f. 102 He that is well fraught with wealth, in Loue doth much preuaile. 1606 J. Reynolds Dolarnys Primerose sig. H3v Our well fraught nauie, then began to fet, Their thundring musick, to report their treasure. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. That well-fraught world of words that answers works. 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 371 The well-fraught Bowl Circles incessant. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires i. iv. 190 Well fraught with numbers is the rhyming trade. 1818 Mrs. E. H. Iliff Poems (ed. 2) 98 How wise Ulisses' well-fraught tale Did o'er Nausicaa's fears prevail. 1883 W. Gunnyon tr. Meleager Cent. of Transl. from Greek Anthol. 58 Ye well-fraught barks that plough the Hellespont. 1902 Onward 19 July 226/1 Another year has gone by since last we meet in Convention, a year well fraught with good results. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1567 |
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