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well(-)ˈmounted, ppl. a.
1. Seated on a good horse.
1595Shakes. John v. vi. 42 These Lincolne-Washes haue deuoured them, My selfe, well mounted, hardly haue escap'd. 1630Capt. J. Smith True Trav. vii. 12 Turbashaw with a noise of Howboyes entred the fields well mounted and armed. 1633G. Herbert Temple, Dotage i, Shadows well-mounted, dreams in a career. 1708Boyer Siege Toulon ii. 18 A Trooper well mounted and armed. 1818Scott Br. Lamm. ix, He was accosted by a well-mounted stranger. 1841Dickens Barn. Rudge x, He was well-mounted upon a sturdy chestnut cob.
†2. ? Having a good bodily carriage, well-developed, ‘well set up’. Also fig. Obs.
1607Beaum. & Fl. Woman-hater iv. ii, A handsome, young, fair enough, and well mounted wench. 1621Fletcher Wild-goose Chase ii. ii, Of a small body, she has a mind well mounted.
3. Fully equipped, well-appointed.
1846Mrs. Gore Engl. Char. (1852) 11 Sir Gordon Mosley and his white cravat are essential portions of every well mounted dinner-table. 1853Grote Greece ii. lxxxviii. XI. 495 After all the wants of a well-mounted peace-establishment were satisfied.
4. Skilfully fixed or fitted.
1889Hardwicke's Sci.-Gossip XXV. 47/2 Offered in exchange for two well-mounted slides, or other unmounted micro material. |