well-kemptadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈkɛm(p)t/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈkɛm(p)t/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + kempt adj.

Of hair, etc.: carefully combed, neatly styled. Of a person: having carefully combed or neatly styled hair; (more generally) of clean and tidy appearance. Also in extended use, esp. of a garden, park, etc.: diligently tended or cared for; tidy.Recorded earliest as a surname.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective]

well-kempt1327

quainted1484

primped1625

prinky1827

manicured1884

cosmeticked1890

tarted1938

flossied up1943

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > combed

kemptc1050

well-kempt1327

combed1870

teased1965

1327 in W. Hudson Three Earliest Subsidies Sussex (1910) 184 Simone Welekempd.

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 160 (MED) ‘Bi myn hed, that is wel kembt, thou hast not yit al assayed’... ‘Art thou,’ quod j, ‘so wel kembt and arayed?’

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiv. 13 Hys weyll kemmyt berd, hyngand full straucht Apon his breist.

?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. D.iii Theyr hornes well gylt theyr clowes full clene Theyr taylles well kempt.

1805 T. Knox in V. Knox Elegant Extracts in Poetry (rev. ed.) iv. 812/1 His flowing locks well kempt, all neat and fresh.

1844 Hood's Mag. 1 176 The sheets and bed-curtains are clean, the floors scoured, the chambermaids tidy and well-kempt lasses.

1856 W. H. D. Adams Hist., Topogr., & Antiq. Isle of Wight 101/1 The broad, trim, and ‘well-kempt’ avenue.

1946 S. Spender European Witness i. i. 9 Gardens as well kempt as a short hair-cut.

1973 Observer 23 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 43/1 Tall, improbably athletic, handsome, bearded, he looked like a well-kempt prophet.

1990 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. i. 1 A well-kempt woman with polished red nails..looking worriedly at the men wearing tattered overcoats.

2011 C. Sherborne Amateur Sci. of Love 70 I love the way they've put lilies in the duck pond. It's a well-kempt town, I'll say that for it.

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

单词	well-kempt
释义	well-kemptadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈkɛm(p)t/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈkɛm(p)t/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and kempt adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., kempt adj. Etymology: < well adv. + kempt adj. Of hair, etc.: carefully combed, neatly styled. Of a person: having carefully combed or neatly styled hair; (more generally) of clean and tidy appearance. Also in extended use, esp. of a garden, park, etc.: diligently tended or cared for; tidy.Recorded earliest as a surname. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective] well-kempt1327 quainted1484 primped1625 prinky1827 manicured1884 cosmeticked1890 tarted1938 flossied up1943 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > combed kemptc1050 well-kempt1327 combed1870 teased1965 1327 in W. Hudson Three Earliest Subsidies Sussex (1910) 184 Simone Welekempd. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 160 (MED) ‘Bi myn hed, that is wel kembt, thou hast not yit al assayed’... ‘Art thou,’ quod j, ‘so wel kembt and arayed?’ 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiv. 13 Hys weyll kemmyt berd, hyngand full straucht Apon his breist. ?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. D.iii Theyr hornes well gylt theyr clowes full clene Theyr taylles well kempt. 1805 T. Knox in V. Knox Elegant Extracts in Poetry (rev. ed.) iv. 812/1 His flowing locks well kempt, all neat and fresh. 1844 Hood's Mag. 1 176 The sheets and bed-curtains are clean, the floors scoured, the chambermaids tidy and well-kempt lasses. 1856 W. H. D. Adams Hist., Topogr., & Antiq. Isle of Wight 101/1 The broad, trim, and ‘well-kempt’ avenue. 1946 S. Spender European Witness i. i. 9 Gardens as well kempt as a short hair-cut. 1973 Observer 23 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 43/1 Tall, improbably athletic, handsome, bearded, he looked like a well-kempt prophet. 1990 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. i. 1 A well-kempt woman with polished red nails..looking worriedly at the men wearing tattered overcoats. 2011 C. Sherborne Amateur Sci. of Love 70 I love the way they've put lilies in the duck pond. It's a well-kempt town, I'll say that for it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1327
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