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▪ I. looked, ppl. a.1|lʊkt| [f. look v. + -ed1.] In senses of the vb., with advs., as after, for, up.
1548Elyot Dict., Expectatus, desyred, taried, & looked for. 1565Cooper Thesaurus s.v. Expectatus, The long loked day was come. 1606etc. [see long-looked-for s.v. long adv. 9 a]. 1823Cobbett Rur. Rides (1885) I. 369 His anxiously looked-for event. 1885H. O. Forbes Nat. Wand. E. Archip. 168 The Balai, always the best looked-after building in a village. 1895Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/1 He..was one of the most looked-up-to gentlemen about. 1900Ibid. 10 Aug. 2/3 A welcome beggar, a looked-for guest. ▪ II. † looked, ppl. a.2 Obs. [f. look n. + -ed2.] Having an aspect of a certain kind: preceded by a defining adj.; see also ill-looked, well-looked.
1593Shakes. Rich. II, ii. iv. 11 Leane-look'd Prophets whisper fearefull change. 1666Pepys Diary 17 Aug., A strange fortune for so odd a looked mayde. 1694Motteux Rabelais iv. xxix. (1737) 121 This Meagre-look'd Shrovetide. 1716B. Church Hist. Philip's War (1865) I. 82 A great surly look'd fellow took up his Tomhog, or wooden Cutlash, to kill Mr. Church. 1725De Foe Voy. round World (1840) 267 He was as ugly a looked fellow as ever I saw. |