well-printedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈprɪntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈprɪn(t)ᵻd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + printed adj.

Of a book, text, etc.: correctly, skilfully, or attractively printed.

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1566 J. Rastell Third Bk. beware of M. Iewel f. 156 They [sc. woordes] are so in deede plaine to the eye, both in your Booke which is wel printed, and in the Code of Parise printe, where they may be readen without spectacles.

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. B4 Thy booke I commend; as very well printed.

1622 J. Taylor Sir Gregory Nonsence sig. A3^v I haue History for this out of an Illiterate well printed Poem in Prose, intituled, the wise men of Gotham, of much antiquity.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. vii. sig. Ll5 Sometimes Periods that in a well printed Book look very handsomely, and run very evenly, were not in the written Copy without interlining and Transcriptions.

1734 J. Richardson & J. Richardson Explanatory Notes Paradise Lost p. clxxii Unless [the Manuscript was] Revis'd..by as many Eyes as a Well Printed Book is, [etc.].

1775 E. Harwood View Var. Editions Classics 52 This Edition of Polybius..is a well printed book, and very correct.

1852 H. Cotton List Editions Bible (rev. ed.) 70 This is a well-printed book.

1867 Bookseller 29 June 435/1 Gorchs, of Barcelona, also exhibits a well-printed ‘Don Quixote’, in two vols. folio.

1931 Times of India 3 Feb. 11/4 This well printed little volume..has all of the virtues and few of the vices of the text-book.

2001 Network World 15 Jan. 7/2 My eyes prefer the clean black type of a well-printed book to the fuzzy backlit nonsense that are today's e-books.

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

单词	well-printed
释义	well-printedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈprɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈprɪn(t)ᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and printed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., printed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + printed adj. Of a book, text, etc.: correctly, skilfully, or attractively printed. ΚΠ 1566 J. Rastell Third Bk. beware of M. Iewel f. 156 They [sc. woordes] are so in deede plaine to the eye, both in your Booke which is wel printed, and in the Code of Parise printe, where they may be readen without spectacles. 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. B4 Thy booke I commend; as very well printed. 1622 J. Taylor Sir Gregory Nonsence sig. A3^v I haue History for this out of an Illiterate well printed Poem in Prose, intituled, the wise men of Gotham, of much antiquity. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. vii. sig. Ll5 Sometimes Periods that in a well printed Book look very handsomely, and run very evenly, were not in the written Copy without interlining and Transcriptions. 1734 J. Richardson & J. Richardson Explanatory Notes Paradise Lost p. clxxii Unless [the Manuscript was] Revis'd..by as many Eyes as a Well Printed Book is, [etc.]. 1775 E. Harwood View Var. Editions Classics 52 This Edition of Polybius..is a well printed book, and very correct. 1852 H. Cotton List Editions Bible (rev. ed.) 70 This is a well-printed book. 1867 Bookseller 29 June 435/1 Gorchs, of Barcelona, also exhibits a well-printed ‘Don Quixote’, in two vols. folio. 1931 Times of India 3 Feb. 11/4 This well printed little volume..has all of the virtues and few of the vices of the text-book. 2001 Network World 15 Jan. 7/2 My eyes prefer the clean black type of a well-printed book to the fuzzy backlit nonsense that are today's e-books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1566
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