well-steeledadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈstiːld/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈstild/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + steeled adj.

Having a good outer surface, edge, or point of steel; properly or thoroughly armed or protected with steel. Also figurative: made very hard or unyielding; strengthened.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective]

weaponedc1000

armedc1300

well-armedc1300

well-weaponeda1325

armed to the teethc1380

well-steeledc1390

warlikec1420

anarm1426

boden1429

well-harnesseda1450

geared1488

well-geared1488

well-boden1496

warly1508

enarmedc1540

burled1616

undisarmed1649

of (good) force1697

tooled up1959

weaponized1973

c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 1250 Hose hedde a swerd here Þat wel isteled and kene were.

c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 6741 (MED) His spere was strong, the hed wel steled.

a1500 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Douce) l. 579 (MED) Þe swerd stent for no stuf, hit was so wel steled.

1590 E. Digby Dissuasiue ii. 158 After the proposing of those two faire wel steeled glasses, of the heathen and the Iewes.

1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript ii. iv. sig. S6 Let's trim our rusty armes and scoure Those long vn-vsed well-steeld blades of our.

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2104 A Beele or Cornish Tubber..sharped at both ends, well steeled and holed in the middle.

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 4 Sharp and well steel'd Drills.

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 18 The Chissell or Piercer, was well steeled, with a drill Point.

1826 Universal Songster III. 316/1 Come, all ye brave sportsmen, who delight in the field, Let me see you well mounted, well whipped, and well steeled.

1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason ii. 38 The well-steeled spears.

1904 Archaeol. Jrnl. 61 288 They made the sparks fly from their well-steeled armour.

1926 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. 2/7 Hoyer's nerves being well steeled for the ordeal, he was sent to the chair last.

2008 Women's Health May 102/2 To keep your skeleton well-steeled, ‘get at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day from low-fat dairy’.

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

单词	well-steeled
释义	well-steeledadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈstiːld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈstild/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and steeled adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., steeled adj. Etymology: < well adv. + steeled adj. Having a good outer surface, edge, or point of steel; properly or thoroughly armed or protected with steel. Also figurative: made very hard or unyielding; strengthened. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] weaponedc1000 armedc1300 well-armedc1300 well-weaponeda1325 armed to the teethc1380 well-steeledc1390 warlikec1420 anarm1426 boden1429 well-harnesseda1450 geared1488 well-geared1488 well-boden1496 warly1508 enarmedc1540 burled1616 undisarmed1649 of (good) force1697 tooled up1959 weaponized1973 c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) l. 1250 Hose hedde a swerd here Þat wel isteled and kene were. c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. l. 6741 (MED) His spere was strong, the hed wel steled. a1500 (a1400) Awntyrs Arthure (Douce) l. 579 (MED) Þe swerd stent for no stuf, hit was so wel steled. 1590 E. Digby Dissuasiue ii. 158 After the proposing of those two faire wel steeled glasses, of the heathen and the Iewes. 1613 G. Wither Abuses Stript ii. iv. sig. S6 Let's trim our rusty armes and scoure Those long vn-vsed well-steeld blades of our. 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2104 A Beele or Cornish Tubber..sharped at both ends, well steeled and holed in the middle. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 4 Sharp and well steel'd Drills. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 18 The Chissell or Piercer, was well steeled, with a drill Point. 1826 Universal Songster III. 316/1 Come, all ye brave sportsmen, who delight in the field, Let me see you well mounted, well whipped, and well steeled. 1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason ii. 38 The well-steeled spears. 1904 Archaeol. Jrnl. 61 288 They made the sparks fly from their well-steeled armour. 1926 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. 2/7 Hoyer's nerves being well steeled for the ordeal, he was sent to the chair last. 2008 Women's Health May 102/2 To keep your skeleton well-steeled, ‘get at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day from low-fat dairy’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1390
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