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单词 fair-fashioned
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fair-fashioned
fair-fashioned adj. Obsolete (a) well-made; (b) Scottish superficially attractive or pleasant-mannered; plausible; flattering.
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?1555 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmuller Frutefull, Piththye & Learned Treat. xvi. 53 The egge shell, thoughe it bee goodly and faire fashioned, must bee opened and broken.
1597 C. Middleton Famous Hist. Chinon iv. sig. F3 A mighty ragged Rocke, wherein was a faire fashioned sword curiously contriued of many sundry mettals.
1763 J. Bissett Disc. Several Important Subj. 11 How odious among upright men, is a man we call fair-fashioned, who will make many and solemn protestations of love and friendship, but if you were to put him to it, no man should be found less your friend?
1776 London Rev. Eng. & Foreign Lit. Feb. 160 Fair fashioned Flora, fancy's sylvan queen.
1823 E. Logan St. Johnstoun II. 195 Ye are aye sae fair-fashioned..there's scarce ony saying again' ye.
1841 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 152/2 A clever, fair-fashioned, sleeky-tongued, lang-headed rascal.
1878 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 47 10 Borne on the fair-fashioned litters, all new and builded broad.
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