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well-ˈwoven, ppl. a.
lit. and fig.
1591–5Spenser Astrophel 97 There his welwouen toyles and subtil traines He laid, the brutish nation to enwrap. 1663South Serm. (1727) V. 206 No such Instrument to carry on a refined, and well-woven Rebellion, as a tender Conscience, and a sturdy Heart. 1671Milton P.R. i. 97 Not force, but well couch't fraud, well woven snares. 1768–74Tucker Lt. Nat. (1834) II. 279 When thy well-woven bands unite societies. 1791Cowper Iliad xviii. 741 Ev'ry maiden neat-attir'd In finest linen, and the youths in vests Well-woven. 1883Whitelaw Sophocles, Trachin. 602 This well-woven robe. 1887Morris Odyss. v. 58 The Nymph..of the hair well-woven. |