honedadj.

Brit.

/həʊnd/, U.S.

/hoʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hone v.³, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < hone v.³ + -ed suffix¹.

That is or has been honed (literal and figurative); sharpened; refined. Also of the body, etc.: toned.Frequently with modifying adverb or as the second element in compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > sharpened

honed1837

stropped1882

1837 Fraser's Mag. 15 576 A well-honed knife.

1884 Southern Dental Jrnl. 3 366 (advt.) Honed Burs, as lately advertised, are nothing more than file cut burs, brightened with a steel wire brush.

1912 Lumber World Rev. 10 July 20/2 Not much broader than the edge of a well-honed razor.

1966 L. Braun Cat who could read Backwards (1986) i. 8 The new breed of editor—one of the precision-honed generation who approached newspapering as a science.

1982 P. Benchley Girl of Sea of Cortez i. 2 The fish's sail was like a honed scythe.

1991 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Sept. 112/1 The behavior of computer users in cyberspace..confounds the carefully honed skills of lawyers.

2010 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Feb. 14/1 Gym-honed bodies and perfect smiles are everywhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honed
释义	honedadj. Brit. /həʊnd/, U.S. /hoʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hone v.³, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < hone v.³ + -ed suffix¹. That is or has been honed (literal and figurative); sharpened; refined. Also of the body, etc.: toned.Frequently with modifying adverb or as the second element in compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > sharpened honed1837 stropped1882 1837 Fraser's Mag. 15 576 A well-honed knife. 1884 Southern Dental Jrnl. 3 366 (advt.) Honed Burs, as lately advertised, are nothing more than file cut burs, brightened with a steel wire brush. 1912 Lumber World Rev. 10 July 20/2 Not much broader than the edge of a well-honed razor. 1966 L. Braun Cat who could read Backwards (1986) i. 8 The new breed of editor—one of the precision-honed generation who approached newspapering as a science. 1982 P. Benchley Girl of Sea of Cortez i. 2 The fish's sail was like a honed scythe. 1991 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Sept. 112/1 The behavior of computer users in cyberspace..confounds the carefully honed skills of lawyers. 2010 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Feb. 14/1 Gym-honed bodies and perfect smiles are everywhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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