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well(-)brought-up, ppl. a. [See bring v. 27 b.]
1611Cotgr., Morigené,..well brought vp. 1827Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe Mus. Remin. (ed. 2) 112 She was the daughter of an English gentleman.., and well brought up. 1861Mill Utilit. iii. 40 An ordinarily well-brought up young person. 1896Mrs. Caffyn Quaker Grandmother 6 She had an adaptable well-brought-up face. |