well-pluckedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈplʌkt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈpləkt/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., plucked adj.¹; well adv., pluck n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < well adv. + plucked adj.¹, and partly (in sense 2) < well adv. + pluck n.¹ + -ed suffix² (compare later plucked adj.²).

1. Thoroughly or fully plucked (in various senses of the verb).

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a1614 J. Melville Black Bastel (1634) sig. A2^v Great flocks of sheep lay folded round about, Well pluck'd and clipped bare into my sight.

1796 A. Yearsley Rural Lyre 49 I stopp'd to buy a pullet at the door Of aged Fulvia, who, whilst trussing back The well-pluck'd pinions, look'd at me, and smil'd.

1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 97 Well-truss'd Fowl allur'd the eye, Keen hunger's cravings to supply; With well-pluck'd Pigeons, Ducks, and Geese.

1850 Glasgow Herald 22 Feb. The chief recipient..had been most agreeably disappointed by that day's proof of the continued gullibility of the well-plucked millions.

1936 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 10 July 8/2 There's nothing like a well-plucked guitar as back-ground for ‘Just Break the News to Mother’ or ‘She Was Happy Till She Met You’.

1974 Chicago Rev. 26 No. 1. 44 Poor Miss Ruiz. She is astounded... Her lips are quivering like a well-plucked G-string.

2012 L. Goddard Chicago's Sweet Candy Hist. iii. 62 A lovely girl sporting glossy lips and well-plucked eyebrows served as the visual embodiment of the beauty benefits of gum chewing.

2. colloquial. Plucky, fearless. Also in well-plucked one (also 'un): a plucky or fearless person. Now archaic and rare.

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the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > [adjective]

unfrighta1325

fearlessa1400

unafraid1423

unaghasta1510

unfearful1544

unafeard1568

unaffrighted1590

unterrified1595

unamazed1598

frightless1606

unfrighted1611

dauntlessa1616

undauntless1654

intremendous1659

unfrightened1675

unscared1743

unfearing1796

sans peur1812

well-plucked1824

unfrightful1837

impavid1857

tremorless1869

nerveless1959

1824 Bell's Life in London 22 May 5/2 The brave fellow was too well plucked to say enough for himself.

1858 Punch 29 May 219/2 The colts, the two-year-olds..Good, solid, well-plucked 'osses, As could make a waitin' race.

1873 M. A. Barker Station Amusem. N.Z. 148 He was a well-plucked one... He told me it took five mortal hours to come the last mile.

1901 Penny Illustr. Paper 20 July 42/4 So you've been doin' a bit o' soldierin' for me, Nelly?.. It were a well-plucked thing to do.

1936 M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest xviii. 230 ‘That gray one is a 'andful for you’... ‘I'm not afraid.’ ‘You're wot I call a well-plucked 'un.’

2004 A. Taylor Unpardonable Crime xi. 50 One had said that the little Yankee was a well plucked 'un, to which the other had replied that he fought like the very devil.

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

单词	well-plucked
释义	well-pluckedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈplʌkt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpləkt/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., plucked adj.¹; well adv., pluck n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < well adv. + plucked adj.¹, and partly (in sense 2) < well adv. + pluck n.¹ + -ed suffix² (compare later plucked adj.²). 1. Thoroughly or fully plucked (in various senses of the verb). ΚΠ a1614 J. Melville Black Bastel (1634) sig. A2^v Great flocks of sheep lay folded round about, Well pluck'd and clipped bare into my sight. 1796 A. Yearsley Rural Lyre 49 I stopp'd to buy a pullet at the door Of aged Fulvia, who, whilst trussing back The well-pluck'd pinions, look'd at me, and smil'd. 1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 97 Well-truss'd Fowl allur'd the eye, Keen hunger's cravings to supply; With well-pluck'd Pigeons, Ducks, and Geese. 1850 Glasgow Herald 22 Feb. The chief recipient..had been most agreeably disappointed by that day's proof of the continued gullibility of the well-plucked millions. 1936 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 10 July 8/2 There's nothing like a well-plucked guitar as back-ground for ‘Just Break the News to Mother’ or ‘She Was Happy Till She Met You’. 1974 Chicago Rev. 26 No. 1. 44 Poor Miss Ruiz. She is astounded... Her lips are quivering like a well-plucked G-string. 2012 L. Goddard Chicago's Sweet Candy Hist. iii. 62 A lovely girl sporting glossy lips and well-plucked eyebrows served as the visual embodiment of the beauty benefits of gum chewing. 2. colloquial. Plucky, fearless. Also in well-plucked one (also 'un): a plucky or fearless person. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > [adjective] unfrighta1325 fearlessa1400 unafraid1423 unaghasta1510 unfearful1544 unafeard1568 unaffrighted1590 unterrified1595 unamazed1598 frightless1606 unfrighted1611 dauntlessa1616 undauntless1654 intremendous1659 unfrightened1675 unscared1743 unfearing1796 sans peur1812 well-plucked1824 unfrightful1837 impavid1857 tremorless1869 nerveless1959 1824 Bell's Life in London 22 May 5/2 The brave fellow was too well plucked to say enough for himself. 1858 Punch 29 May 219/2 The colts, the two-year-olds..Good, solid, well-plucked 'osses, As could make a waitin' race. 1873 M. A. Barker Station Amusem. N.Z. 148 He was a well-plucked one... He told me it took five mortal hours to come the last mile. 1901 Penny Illustr. Paper 20 July 42/4 So you've been doin' a bit o' soldierin' for me, Nelly?.. It were a well-plucked thing to do. 1936 M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest xviii. 230 ‘That gray one is a 'andful for you’... ‘I'm not afraid.’ ‘You're wot I call a well-plucked 'un.’ 2004 A. Taylor Unpardonable Crime xi. 50 One had said that the little Yankee was a well plucked 'un, to which the other had replied that he fought like the very devil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1614
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