单词 | well-weighing |
释义 | † well-weighingadj. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). Of a good or great weight; heavy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [adjective] > heavy heavyc1000 unlightc1330 sada1375 chargeousa1382 lumpinga1400 ponderousa1400 weighingc1400 poisant1477 peisant1483 wieldlya1500 weighty1500 peiseda1522 burdenous1529 weightful1530 grave1570 leaden1578 plumbeousa1586 wieldy1592 peisy1599 well-weighing?1615 lead-like1816 hefty1867 ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xv. 240 Ile do my best, to see your freight supplide With some wel-weighing burthen of mine owne. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 184 Or whether he thinkes it were not possible with well-waighing summes of gold to corrupt him to a reuolt. View more context for this quotation 1670 A. Martindale Let. 2 Dec. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 298 This makes good sound & well-weighing cheese but somewhat harsher in taste. 1877 Jrnl. Bath & West of Eng. Soc. 9 155 It has a bold, well-weighing grain, very even in size and quality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.?1615 |
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