单词 | well-hinged |
释义 | well-hingedadj. Having a good hinge or hinges; well mounted on a hinge or hinges. Also figurative (cf. unhinged adj. 1b). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > [adjective] in (one's right) witc1000 wittyc1000 wisec1290 well-tempered1340 reasonablec1400 safe1402 perfectc1440 well in (also of) one's witsa1450 right in one's geara1500 well-advised1532 sensed1549 unmad1570 well-advised1585 rational1598 solid1606 in one's (right) senses1613 formala1616 of (in) disposing mind or memory1628 compos mentis1631 righta1638 well-hinged1649 well-balanced1652 spacked1673 clear-headed1709 sane1721 unfantastic1794 unmaddened1797 pas si bête1840 lucid1843 unfantastical1862 clothed and in one's right mind1873 right-minded1876 ungiddy1904 clear1950 1649 Surv. Manor of Wymbledon in Archaeologia (1792) 10 407 The doores..are very strong, well hinged, and fitted with excellent locks, barres, and boults. 1688 J. Harrington Some Refl. Pietas Romana & Parisiensis 64 His [conscience] turns so easily, we may conclude it is well hinged, and the hinges very well oyl'd. 1779 H. Downman Lucius Junius Brutus iii. i. 49 A tongue well-hinged. 1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise 510 And there he saw a door within the wall, Well-hinged, close shut. 1911 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 8 15 At last its [sc. Christian philosophy's] well-hinged logic showed forth with all the neat articulation..of a blanched and mounted skeleton. 1985 Times (Nexis) 23 Oct. A hard, close-knit and..well-hinged international side who for the first time in many years Down-Under have actually attracted a following. 2008 B. Flanagan Flanagan's Smart Home ii. 42/2 A diminutive version of the medical bin, with..a well-hinged lid that contains garbage and odors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1649 |
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