well-sortedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈsɔːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈsɔrdəd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + sorted adj.

1. Thoroughly, properly, or appropriately sorted (in various senses of the verb).

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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [adjective] > that forms a cargo > of cargo: properly sorted

well-sorted1573

sortable1725

1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 393 Our patrone..Hath many comely sequences [of cards], well sorted all in sute.

1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures xvi. 89 In a wel sorted cry of hounds, the dogs are not all of a qualitie, and sise: some be great, some of a midle, some of a low pitch.

1738 Refl. Petition for taking off Drawback on Foreign Linens 7 The Linen Goods in a well-sorted Cargo will amount to more Money than all the Woollen Goods in such a Cargo.

1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music IV. iii. viii. 346 In a chorus of voices..well sorted, and perfectly in tune, the aggregate of the whole is that full and complete union..which we understand by the word Harmony.

1876 Belgravia June 500 Dexterously-concealed little pockets [in the swindlers' trousers], each containing a well-sorted selection of winning cards.

1943 Amer. Hist. Rev. 49 163 This slender volume..packs a good deal of well-sorted information into its seven chapters.

2006 K. Montgomery How Doctors Think ii. 34 What experienced clinicians possess..is an immense and well-sorted catalogue of clinical cases.

2. Geology. Of an unconsolidated deposit or sedimentary rock: fully stratified by particle size or specific density, resulting in beds consisting of particles of nearly uniform size.

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1883 Monogr. U.S. Geol. Surv. 6 vi. 7 The beds are usually barren sandstones and shales, formed of well-sorted components.

1945 Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union 26 431 A well-sorted material has more pore-volume than a mixture of all sizes.

1985 Oil & Gas Jrnl. (Nexis) 25 Feb. 123 Clastic barrier/strandplain systems are typified by well sorted, laterally continuous sandstones.

2003 Oxoniensia 67 248 A fine sandy fabric with abundant well-sorted, fine, rounded and sub-angular quartz and fine red iron.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-sorted
释义	well-sortedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈsɔːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsɔrdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sorted adj. Etymology: < well adv. + sorted adj. 1. Thoroughly, properly, or appropriately sorted (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [adjective] > that forms a cargo > of cargo: properly sorted well-sorted1573 sortable1725 1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 393 Our patrone..Hath many comely sequences [of cards], well sorted all in sute. 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures xvi. 89 In a wel sorted cry of hounds, the dogs are not all of a qualitie, and sise: some be great, some of a midle, some of a low pitch. 1738 Refl. Petition for taking off Drawback on Foreign Linens 7 The Linen Goods in a well-sorted Cargo will amount to more Money than all the Woollen Goods in such a Cargo. 1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music IV. iii. viii. 346 In a chorus of voices..well sorted, and perfectly in tune, the aggregate of the whole is that full and complete union..which we understand by the word Harmony. 1876 Belgravia June 500 Dexterously-concealed little pockets [in the swindlers' trousers], each containing a well-sorted selection of winning cards. 1943 Amer. Hist. Rev. 49 163 This slender volume..packs a good deal of well-sorted information into its seven chapters. 2006 K. Montgomery How Doctors Think ii. 34 What experienced clinicians possess..is an immense and well-sorted catalogue of clinical cases. 2. Geology. Of an unconsolidated deposit or sedimentary rock: fully stratified by particle size or specific density, resulting in beds consisting of particles of nearly uniform size. ΚΠ 1883 Monogr. U.S. Geol. Surv. 6 vi. 7 The beds are usually barren sandstones and shales, formed of well-sorted components. 1945 Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union 26 431 A well-sorted material has more pore-volume than a mixture of all sizes. 1985 Oil & Gas Jrnl. (Nexis) 25 Feb. 123 Clastic barrier/strandplain systems are typified by well sorted, laterally continuous sandstones. 2003 Oxoniensia 67 248 A fine sandy fabric with abundant well-sorted, fine, rounded and sub-angular quartz and fine red iron. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1573
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