well-shavenadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈʃeɪvn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈʃeɪv(ə)n/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + shaven adj.

Thoroughly or fully shaven. Now chiefly: without facial hair; clean-shaven.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > cutting off or away (with an instrument) > cut off or cut with an instrument

forcedc1440

pared1440

clipped1483

well-shaven1542

chipped1562

shared1598

slit1611

snipped1611

circumcised1664

neat-cut1770

whittled1792

sliced1874

skived1875

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > cut short

shornc1050

polleda1325

ydoddeda1400

rounded?a1439

nottedc1440

gallows-rounded1567

stubbed1627

well-cropped1805

well-shaven1842

bobbed1918

Eton-cropped1925

crew-cropped1938

crew cut1940

urchin cut1951

1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 6 The Shanke [of the pin] well shaven, the pointe well and rounde fyled.

1658 H. Beaumont tr. Bede Englands Old Relig. iii. v. 93 All his companions, as well shaven Monks, as Laicks, gave themselves to continual Meditation.

1677 tr. M. Blochwitz Anatomia Sambuci (new ed.) iii. xiii. 80 Take of the middle Elder bark Liquorish, well shaven, six drachms.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. Pref. 10 A little, tight, brisk, well-shaven predicator.

1796 T. Pennant Hist. Whiteford & Holywell 69 A colored worsted night cap, fitting lightly on his well-shaven head.

1842 D. Vedder Poems 200 M'Lauchlan, the priest, wi' his weel-shaven crown.

1851 W. Flagg Let. 5 Jan. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 134 Sleighs with one two and four horses drove up and down stopping at many places and letting out well shaven and stiff collared gentlemen.

1936 Pop. Sci. Mar. 83/2 (advt.) Heartache is but one price men pay for failure to keep well-shaven.

2007 J. Lo Scalzo Evid. my Existence viii. 124 Older people. Office people. The well-shaven ones commuting in their SUVs.

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

单词	well-shaven
释义	well-shavenadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈʃeɪvn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈʃeɪv(ə)n/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and shaven adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., shaven adj. Etymology: < well adv. + shaven adj. Thoroughly or fully shaven. Now chiefly: without facial hair; clean-shaven. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > cutting off or away (with an instrument) > cut off or cut with an instrument forcedc1440 pared1440 clipped1483 well-shaven1542 chipped1562 shared1598 slit1611 snipped1611 circumcised1664 neat-cut1770 whittled1792 sliced1874 skived1875 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > cut short shornc1050 polleda1325 ydoddeda1400 rounded?a1439 nottedc1440 gallows-rounded1567 stubbed1627 well-cropped1805 well-shaven1842 bobbed1918 Eton-cropped1925 crew-cropped1938 crew cut1940 urchin cut1951 1542–3 Act 34 & 35 Hen. VIII c. 6 The Shanke [of the pin] well shaven, the pointe well and rounde fyled. 1658 H. Beaumont tr. Bede Englands Old Relig. iii. v. 93 All his companions, as well shaven Monks, as Laicks, gave themselves to continual Meditation. 1677 tr. M. Blochwitz Anatomia Sambuci (new ed.) iii. xiii. 80 Take of the middle Elder bark Liquorish, well shaven, six drachms. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. Pref. 10 A little, tight, brisk, well-shaven predicator. 1796 T. Pennant Hist. Whiteford & Holywell 69 A colored worsted night cap, fitting lightly on his well-shaven head. 1842 D. Vedder Poems 200 M'Lauchlan, the priest, wi' his weel-shaven crown. 1851 W. Flagg Let. 5 Jan. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 134 Sleighs with one two and four horses drove up and down stopping at many places and letting out well shaven and stiff collared gentlemen. 1936 Pop. Sci. Mar. 83/2 (advt.) Heartache is but one price men pay for failure to keep well-shaven. 2007 J. Lo Scalzo Evid. my Existence viii. 124 Older people. Office people. The well-shaven ones commuting in their SUVs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1542
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