单词 | well-ranged |
释义 | well-rangedadj. Now archaic and rare. Properly arranged or ordered. Frequently in military contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [adjective] > arranged > well well-ranged1523 well-disposed1725 square1825 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. cxxxvi/1 The vawarde was so well ranged that it was marueyle to behold. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 229 Their couragious and well ranged rankes keepe their araie. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis i. 17 in Poems An inward Square by well-rang'd Trees was made. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 74 A curious frame of well-ranged bulks. 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 61 The well-rang'd Files of Trees. 1752 ‘H. Beaumont’ Crito 16 The Teeth should be middle-sized, white, well-ranged, and even. 1815 Analectic Mag. Dec. 436 Flame upon flame..spread through the well-ranged order of battle. 1870 St. Paul's Mag. Dec. 294 I saw you..Review my well-ranged hollyhocks. 2010 P. Pugliatti Shakespeare & Just War Trad. ii. iv. 59 A bold, numerous and well ranged fleet advancing with auspicious wind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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