well-wingedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwɪŋd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈwɪŋd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and winged adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., winged adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + winged adj.¹

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

Having fine or effective wings; having the power of rapid flight (literal and figurative). Cf. winged adj.¹ 4.In quot. 1597 with reference to a ship's sails; cf. winged adj.¹ 1b.

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a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 11 (MED) Angelys an ende, Wel wynged and wel horsed, hidir fle.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xix. 242 He doeth his endevour to hinder it.., but the ship is too well winged, & of too huge a burthen to be resisted.

1600 J. Sylvester in R. Allott Englands Parnassus 409 A well-wing'd Bird, that neuer loftie mounts.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 66 He past them o'er, quicke, as..well-wing'd Shaft forth of a Parthian bowe.

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cclvi, in Poems (1878) IV. 165 Enough if fame..Scorne to Stoope, in well-wing'd Verse, To Single Names, in fainting Canciliers.

1733 ‘E. Scriblerus’ Tamiad 22 The well-wing'd Goddess reaches soon Nasaticus' important Room.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc vii. 112 Swift and strong the well-winged arrow fled.

1864 J. T. Breeze Poet's Glance of Kingston Scenes 20 His well-winged muse hath passed the milky way.

1894 Boy's Own Paper 8 Sept. 776/1 Young flightless birds come into the world in a much more perfect condition..than is the case with their well-winged cousins.

1992 T. McKenna Food of Gods (1999) ii. vii. 99 The celestial well-winged sweet-flavoured juices.

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

单词	well-winged
释义	well-wingedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwɪŋd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwɪŋd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and winged adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., winged adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + winged adj.¹ Chiefly poetic. Now rare. Having fine or effective wings; having the power of rapid flight (literal and figurative). Cf. winged adj.¹ 4.In quot. 1597 with reference to a ship's sails; cf. winged adj.¹ 1b. ΚΠ a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 11 (MED) Angelys an ende, Wel wynged and wel horsed, hidir fle. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xix. 242 He doeth his endevour to hinder it.., but the ship is too well winged, & of too huge a burthen to be resisted. 1600 J. Sylvester in R. Allott Englands Parnassus 409 A well-wing'd Bird, that neuer loftie mounts. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. iv. 66 He past them o'er, quicke, as..well-wing'd Shaft forth of a Parthian bowe. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cclvi, in Poems (1878) IV. 165 Enough if fame..Scorne to Stoope, in well-wing'd Verse, To Single Names, in fainting Canciliers. 1733 ‘E. Scriblerus’ Tamiad 22 The well-wing'd Goddess reaches soon Nasaticus' important Room. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc vii. 112 Swift and strong the well-winged arrow fled. 1864 J. T. Breeze Poet's Glance of Kingston Scenes 20 His well-winged muse hath passed the milky way. 1894 Boy's Own Paper 8 Sept. 776/1 Young flightless birds come into the world in a much more perfect condition..than is the case with their well-winged cousins. 1992 T. McKenna Food of Gods (1999) ii. vii. 99 The celestial well-winged sweet-flavoured juices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1460
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