well-shapenadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈʃeɪp(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈʃeɪp(ə)n/

Forms:

α. Middle English well shape, Middle English welshape, Middle English wel schape, Middle English wel ishape.

β. See well adv. and n.⁴ and shape v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English shape , shape v.; well adv., English shapen , shape v.

Etymology: In α. forms < well adv. + shape, past participle of shape v. Compare misshape adj. In β. forms < well adv. + shapen, past participle of shape v. Compare misshapen adj. Compare earlier well-shaped adj.

Now rare.

= well-shaped adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective]

(fair) of flesh and fellc1000

sittinga1300

well-sittinga1300

well-shapedc1300

lealc1350

well-shapenc1380

shapelya1382

well-formeda1425

well-moulded1616

shapeful1621

clever1674

shapeable1719

formful1798

α.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1073 A wel schape man was hee With Browes bente & eȝen stoute.

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 411 Be she neuere so faire or wel I-shape [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 wel schape].

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) ix. 232 Reynawde had xvi. fete of lengthe, & was well shape of body after y^e gretnes.

β. c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 6) (1910) 6 Clene handes and wele shapen naileȝ.c1500 Melusine (1895) 235 His fayre & wel shappen body.1566 T. Blundeville Order dietynge of Horses ix. f. 7, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe A well shapen horse.?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. Q2 Faire featurd soule! well-shapen Spright! in which subsisting bee, Grace, Goodnesse, Glory.1687 R. Blome Present State Isles & Territories in Amer. 41 Chusing them [sc. Negroes] as men do Horses in a Fair, and according as they are handsom, lusty, well shapen, and young.1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 12 'Tis the Unhappiness of those Wits,..that..they can bring nothing well-shapen or perfect into the World.1782 P. Pott Farther Remarks Useless State Lower Limbs 25 The children of the opulent..stand a chance of being as stout, as strait, and as well shapen as those of the laborious poor.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 133 A good-looking woman..well-shapen, light-footed.1893 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1891–3 2 778 The head is well shapen, rather long and narrow.1930 O. Burdett Two Carlyles i. 32 The eyes are dark and intelligent, the mouth well-shapen and firm.1995 Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald (Nexis) 28 May 1 m Those idealized images of well-shapen women painted by Alberto Vargas.

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

单词	well-shapen
释义	well-shapenadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈʃeɪp(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈʃeɪp(ə)n/ Forms: α. Middle English well shape, Middle English welshape, Middle English wel schape, Middle English wel ishape. β. See well adv. and n.⁴ and shape v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English shape , shape v.; well adv., English shapen , shape v. Etymology: In α. forms < well adv. + shape, past participle of shape v. Compare misshape adj. In β. forms < well adv. + shapen, past participle of shape v. Compare misshapen adj. Compare earlier well-shaped adj. Now rare. = well-shaped adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] (fair) of flesh and fellc1000 sittinga1300 well-sittinga1300 well-shapedc1300 lealc1350 well-shapenc1380 shapelya1382 well-formeda1425 well-moulded1616 shapeful1621 clever1674 shapeable1719 formful1798 α. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1073 A wel schape man was hee With Browes bente & eȝen stoute. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 411 Be she neuere so faire or wel I-shape [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 wel schape]. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) ix. 232 Reynawde had xvi. fete of lengthe, & was well shape of body after y^e gretnes. β. c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 6) (1910) 6 Clene handes and wele shapen naileȝ.c1500 Melusine (1895) 235 His fayre & wel shappen body.1566 T. Blundeville Order dietynge of Horses ix. f. 7, in Fower Offices Horsemanshippe A well shapen horse.?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. Q2 Faire featurd soule! well-shapen Spright! in which subsisting bee, Grace, Goodnesse, Glory.1687 R. Blome Present State Isles & Territories in Amer. 41 Chusing them [sc. Negroes] as men do Horses in a Fair, and according as they are handsom, lusty, well shapen, and young.1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 12 'Tis the Unhappiness of those Wits,..that..they can bring nothing well-shapen or perfect into the World.1782 P. Pott Farther Remarks Useless State Lower Limbs 25 The children of the opulent..stand a chance of being as stout, as strait, and as well shapen as those of the laborious poor.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 133 A good-looking woman..well-shapen, light-footed.1893 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1891–3 2 778 The head is well shapen, rather long and narrow.1930 O. Burdett Two Carlyles i. 32 The eyes are dark and intelligent, the mouth well-shapen and firm.1995 Omaha (Nebraska) World Herald (Nexis) 28 May 1 m Those idealized images of well-shapen women painted by Alberto Vargas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1380
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