well-squaredadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈskwɛːd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈskwɛ(ə)rd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + squared adj. Compare ancient Greek τετράγωνος (see tetragon n.), which is also used both literally and figuratively.

Properly or skilfully made or fashioned into a square form; having a good square shape. Also figurative: very strong or solid.

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1575 P. Beverley Hist. Ariodanto & Ieneura (new ed.) sig. C.iiii They welcom night with showes and harmonie: Or els with well squard champions, to force their treasure flie.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Nn5^v Thinking it want of a well squared iudgement to leaue any meane vnassayed of sauing their liues.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 79 A large well squared stone.

1686 H. Wotton Ground-rules of Archit. 7 in W. Fisher tr. V. Scamozzi Mirror Archit. (1687) That the Angles be firmly bound..on each side of the corners with well squared stone.

1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge iii. 19 The stones are well squar'd, ornamented with mouldings and carvings.

1799 New Jamaica Mag. May 289 The greater part of the stones made use of in this building are well squared.

1861 All Year Round 17 Aug. 489/1 Broad shoulders and well-squared elbows.

1904 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 26 Feb. 313/2 Sapeli wood comes in fine, large, well-squared logs.

1914 H. B. Wright Eyes of World i. 17 The determined chin and the well-squared jaw..told of an inherited mental and spiritual strength and grace.

1992 D. Crouch Image of Aristocracy in Brit., 1000–1300 viii. 201 Well-squared masonry was obviously more expensive, and had more aesthetic appeal.

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

单词	well-squared
释义	well-squaredadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈskwɛːd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈskwɛ(ə)rd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and squared adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., squared adj. Etymology: < well adv. + squared adj. Compare ancient Greek τετράγωνος (see tetragon n.), which is also used both literally and figuratively. Properly or skilfully made or fashioned into a square form; having a good square shape. Also figurative: very strong or solid. ΚΠ 1575 P. Beverley Hist. Ariodanto & Ieneura (new ed.) sig. C.iiii They welcom night with showes and harmonie: Or els with well squard champions, to force their treasure flie. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iv. sig. Nn5^v Thinking it want of a well squared iudgement to leaue any meane vnassayed of sauing their liues. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 79 A large well squared stone. 1686 H. Wotton Ground-rules of Archit. 7 in W. Fisher tr. V. Scamozzi Mirror Archit. (1687) That the Angles be firmly bound..on each side of the corners with well squared stone. 1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge iii. 19 The stones are well squar'd, ornamented with mouldings and carvings. 1799 New Jamaica Mag. May 289 The greater part of the stones made use of in this building are well squared. 1861 All Year Round 17 Aug. 489/1 Broad shoulders and well-squared elbows. 1904 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 26 Feb. 313/2 Sapeli wood comes in fine, large, well-squared logs. 1914 H. B. Wright Eyes of World i. 17 The determined chin and the well-squared jaw..told of an inherited mental and spiritual strength and grace. 1992 D. Crouch Image of Aristocracy in Brit., 1000–1300 viii. 201 Well-squared masonry was obviously more expensive, and had more aesthetic appeal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1575
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