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单词 well-waled
释义

well-waledadj.

Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and waled adj.2
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., waled adj.2
Etymology: < well adv. + waled adj.2
Scottish. Obsolete.
Esp. of speech: carefully selected, well-chosen.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selected > with care or well
well-chosena1450
well-selected1607
bolteda1616
choicea1616
choice-drawna1616
hand-waled1671
well-packed1715
well-waled1718
pick1790
hand-picked1910
1718 A. Ramsay Christ's-kirk on Green iii. 30 She her Man, like a Lamy led Hame, wi a well wail'd Wordy.
1723 W. Meston Knight i. 25 He could make them turn or veer..with some well weil'd Interjections.
1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake (ed. 2) 369 Wi' mony a well-waled word.
1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah intil Scottis liv. 12 Yer gavels, o' weel-wale'd pleasant stane.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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