well-limbedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlɪmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlɪmd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + limbed adj.

Having strong or shapely limbs (in various senses of the noun).

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > having

limbedc1320

membereda1425

well-limbedc1425

large-limbed?1440

dolichomorphic1930

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 2043 [Jason] So wel I-lemed and compact by mesure.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. iv. f. 105^v Thinhabitantes are of high and goodly stature, well lymmed and proportioned.

1626 Maldon (Essex) Documents (Bundle 208, No. 9) A well-lymb'd gelding.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 14 The people are..well limmed and proper, nor want they courage..to their limmes.

1706 London Gaz. No. 4249/4 Lost.., a smoaky grey Horse,..a very strong well-limb'd Punch.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. v. 339 These Indians are a bold, strong, well-limbed people.

1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. liv. 211 He was tall and slender, well limbed, of a graceful address.

1884 Ann. Rep. N. Carolina Agric. Exper. Station 1883 131 The plants..averaged about five feet high and were well limbed and well bolled.

1922 F. P. Armitage Diet & Race 12 We shall expect those who live on an ample flesh diet..to be a stout, well-limbed, energetic, and hardy people.

1995 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 25 July e1 On the cover are the well-limbed members of the 20-something Gen 13 fighting force.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	well-limbed
释义	well-limbedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlɪmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlɪmd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and limbed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., limbed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + limbed adj. Having strong or shapely limbs (in various senses of the noun). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > having limbedc1320 membereda1425 well-limbedc1425 large-limbed?1440 dolichomorphic1930 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 2043 [Jason] So wel I-lemed and compact by mesure. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. iv. f. 105^v Thinhabitantes are of high and goodly stature, well lymmed and proportioned. 1626 Maldon (Essex) Documents (Bundle 208, No. 9) A well-lymb'd gelding. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 14 The people are..well limmed and proper, nor want they courage..to their limmes. 1706 London Gaz. No. 4249/4 Lost.., a smoaky grey Horse,..a very strong well-limb'd Punch. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. v. 339 These Indians are a bold, strong, well-limbed people. 1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. liv. 211 He was tall and slender, well limbed, of a graceful address. 1884 Ann. Rep. N. Carolina Agric. Exper. Station 1883 131 The plants..averaged about five feet high and were well limbed and well bolled. 1922 F. P. Armitage Diet & Race 12 We shall expect those who live on an ample flesh diet..to be a stout, well-limbed, energetic, and hardy people. 1995 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 25 July e1 On the cover are the well-limbed members of the 20-something Gen 13 fighting force. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1425
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