well-riggedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈrɪɡd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈrɪɡd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., rigged adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + rigged adj.¹

1. Of a sailing vessel: having good or correct rigging.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > rigged > in specific ways

lateen1540

high-riggeda1547

tall1548

well-rigged1577

under-sailed1599

over-rigged1627

schooner-rigged1769

sloop-rigged1769

ketch-rigged1775

spritsail1791

brig-rigged1796

square-rigged1802

ship-rigged1803

taunt-rigged1825

Bermudian-rigged1846

Bermudian1847

maphrodite1849

bark-rigged1858

butter-rigged1881

jackass rigged1883

1501 in J. Gairdner Lett. Reigns of Richard III & Henry VII (1861) I. App. A. 417 Their barges..weale and pompously rigged and addressed.]

1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 111/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I The Earle of Ormonde and the Earle of Lennox tooke shypping at Sherish, hauing in theyr companie twentie and eight Shippes well rigged, sufficiently manned, and stronglye appoynted.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Y7^v The Ferriman..With his well rigged bote.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ix. 140 Madock..Put forth his well-rigg'd Fleet.

1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. at Rigging We say, a ship is well rigged, when the roapes belonging to her, are of a fit size,..also when there are no unnecessary roapes put up.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 405 Mean time Atrides launch'd with num'rous Oars A well-rigg'd Ship.

1780 Earl of Malmesbury Let. 23 June in Diaries & Corr. (1844) I. 318 The ships are well-rigged and make a fine appearance.

1873 L. Mercier tr. J. Verne 20,000 Leagues under Sea ii. iv. 170 A modern vessel, well rigged, strongly built, and master of its own course.

1922 H. G. Wells Short Hist. World viii. 89 It is only in the last four hundred years that the well-rigged, ocean-going, sailing ship has developed.

2009 E. New Jacob's Cane iv. 73 European merchants, encouraged by Baltimore's smart well-rigged ships, recoiled at the city's crude accommodations.

2. Wearing smart or attractive clothes; well-dressed. Sometimes as an extended use of sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > smartly or elegantly dressed

well-arrayeda1387

well-clada1400

well-apparelledc1450

well-dressed1484

fine1526

point-devicea1529

feat1560

tiffety-taffety1595

well-gowned1632

well-rigged1741

neat-dressed1757

smartc1778

well-turned-out1825

well-tailored1828

upholstered1892

whip-smart1937

sharp1944

pressed1963

1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 18 A well-rigg'd, spruce, proper Man.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Frigate A well rigg'd frigate, a well dressed wench.

1835 Mil. & Naval Mag. U.S. Dec. 296 A well-rigged young 'oman, so he said, fond of new clothes in her mainsal [sic].

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. ii. 11 A tidy, well-rigged nigger help.

1904 E. M. Bacon Narragansett Bay iii. 68 Innumerable well-rigged men and incomparable women.

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Jan. Matching your pooch with your appearance seems to be the trend in Britain, where the result is anything from a punk poodle to a well-rigged Rottweiler in green wellies, padded jacket and scarf.

1999 R. Hobb Mad Ship (2000) 312 A well-rigged young woman opened the door.

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

单词	well-rigged
释义	well-riggedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈrɪɡd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈrɪɡd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., rigged adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + rigged adj.¹ 1. Of a sailing vessel: having good or correct rigging. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > rigged > in specific ways lateen1540 high-riggeda1547 tall1548 well-rigged1577 under-sailed1599 over-rigged1627 schooner-rigged1769 sloop-rigged1769 ketch-rigged1775 spritsail1791 brig-rigged1796 square-rigged1802 ship-rigged1803 taunt-rigged1825 Bermudian-rigged1846 Bermudian1847 maphrodite1849 bark-rigged1858 butter-rigged1881 jackass rigged1883 1501 in J. Gairdner Lett. Reigns of Richard III & Henry VII (1861) I. App. A. 417 Their barges..weale and pompously rigged and addressed.] 1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 111/2 in R. Holinshed Chron. I The Earle of Ormonde and the Earle of Lennox tooke shypping at Sherish, hauing in theyr companie twentie and eight Shippes well rigged, sufficiently manned, and stronglye appoynted. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Y7^v The Ferriman..With his well rigged bote. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ix. 140 Madock..Put forth his well-rigg'd Fleet. 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. at Rigging We say, a ship is well rigged, when the roapes belonging to her, are of a fit size,..also when there are no unnecessary roapes put up. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 405 Mean time Atrides launch'd with num'rous Oars A well-rigg'd Ship. 1780 Earl of Malmesbury Let. 23 June in Diaries & Corr. (1844) I. 318 The ships are well-rigged and make a fine appearance. 1873 L. Mercier tr. J. Verne 20,000 Leagues under Sea ii. iv. 170 A modern vessel, well rigged, strongly built, and master of its own course. 1922 H. G. Wells Short Hist. World viii. 89 It is only in the last four hundred years that the well-rigged, ocean-going, sailing ship has developed. 2009 E. New Jacob's Cane iv. 73 European merchants, encouraged by Baltimore's smart well-rigged ships, recoiled at the city's crude accommodations. 2. Wearing smart or attractive clothes; well-dressed. Sometimes as an extended use of sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > smartly or elegantly dressed well-arrayeda1387 well-clada1400 well-apparelledc1450 well-dressed1484 fine1526 point-devicea1529 feat1560 tiffety-taffety1595 well-gowned1632 well-rigged1741 neat-dressed1757 smartc1778 well-turned-out1825 well-tailored1828 upholstered1892 whip-smart1937 sharp1944 pressed1963 1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 18 A well-rigg'd, spruce, proper Man. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Frigate A well rigg'd frigate, a well dressed wench. 1835 Mil. & Naval Mag. U.S. Dec. 296 A well-rigged young 'oman, so he said, fond of new clothes in her mainsal [sic]. 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. ii. 11 A tidy, well-rigged nigger help. 1904 E. M. Bacon Narragansett Bay iii. 68 Innumerable well-rigged men and incomparable women. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Jan. Matching your pooch with your appearance seems to be the trend in Britain, where the result is anything from a punk poodle to a well-rigged Rottweiler in green wellies, padded jacket and scarf. 1999 R. Hobb Mad Ship (2000) 312 A well-rigged young woman opened the door. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1577
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