单词 | well-waiting |
释义 | † well-waitingadj. Obsolete. That waits on or attends patiently or obediently. (figurative in quots.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [adjective] > attending upon a person > well well-waitinga1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. sig. M8 My well-waiting eyes espied my treasure, With sleeues turnde vp, loose haire, and brest enlarged. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. E2v Poetrie euer setteth vertue..out in her best cullours, making Fortune her wel-wayting hand-mayd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.a1586 |
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