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accomplished, ppl. a.|əˈkɒmplɪʃt|
[f. accomplish + -ed.]
1. Fulfilled, completed, finished, perfected.
1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 886/1 The little children of the king, of whom the eldest had not yet run eight yeares accomplished. 1726Vanbrugh Relapse i. iii. (1730) 17, I have brought your Lordship as accomplish'd a suit of clothes as ever Peer of England trod the stage in. 1784Cowper Task i. 88 Convenience next suggested elbow chairs, And luxury th' accomplished sofa last. 1801Southey Thalaba vii. xxix. IV. 263 With its rewards and blessings strews my path Thus for the accomplish'd service. 1882Bill of Lading, In Witness whereof the Master or Agent of the said Ship hath signed Bills of Lading, all of this Tenor and Date, one of which being accomplished the others to be void.
2. Complete, perfect; esp. in acquirements, or as the result of training.
1475Caxton Jason 32 The best accomplished and the most speciall [ladies] fyxed their loue in him. 1581Sidney Def. Poesie (1622) 524 That Realme neuer brought forth a more accomplished iudgement, more firmely builded vpon vertue. 1611Shakes. Cymb. i. v. 103 Your Italy containes none so accomplish'd a courtier to conuince the honour of my mistris. 1786Cowper Lett. 19 Feb. (Wks. 1876) 227 An accomplished person moves gracefully without thinking of it. 1833Jane Austen Pride & Prej. 33 No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. 1874Blackie Self-Culture 25 Accomplished speaking, like marching or dancing, is an art.
†3. Completely versed (in), fully informed. Obs.
1603Florio Montaigne (1634) 497 Finding him so faire, so young and strong, she, who was perfectly accomplished in all his qualities, aduised him to lye with her. |