kemptadj.

Brit.

/kɛm(p)t/, U.S.

/kɛm(p)t/

Forms: Old English cemd-, Middle English kempte, kembyd, 1500s kemmyt, kemt, Middle English–1600s kembed, Middle English– kempt.

Etymology: < kemb v.

Of hair or wool: Combed. Also with adverbs. Cf. unkempt adj., well-kempt adj. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [adjective] > wool

kemptc1050

untrendc1535

rudge-washed1592

scribbled1682

trended1777

untrended1805

ridge-washed1811

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > combed

kemptc1050

well-kempt1327

combed1870

teased1965

the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > in proper order

uprighta1529

untumbled1675

square1825

straight1831

Bristol-fashion1840

kempt1929

c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 387/23 De stuppe stamineo, be cemdan wearpe.

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 426 Ȝif a man haue a kempt hed þanne he is a leccherous man.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiv. 19 Hys weyll kemmyt berd.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 228 A distaffe, drest and trimmed with kembed wool.

1863 A. D. Whitney Faith Gartney (1869) iv. 30 Carefully kempt tresses.

1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 307 His kempt beard adown his bosom spread.

1905 Daily Chron. 15 June 4/4 The little girls wear clean pinafores; their hair is neatly kempt.

1929 R. Aldington Death of Hero iii. xii. 398 The street paving was badly worn, but looked marvellously smooth and kempt to Winterbourne.

1951 W. Sansom Face of Innocence i. 1 The kempt yellow gravel of drives.

a1954 F. B. Young Wistanslow (1956) 113 A spacious expanse of greensward, smooth and kempt as the ancient turf of an Oxford college.

1975 Times 21 July 10/7 Artificially beautified people looking kempt and highly coloured for the hairdressers' and beauticians' trade fair.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kempt
释义	kemptadj. Brit. /kɛm(p)t/, U.S. /kɛm(p)t/ Forms: Old English cemd-, Middle English kempte, kembyd, 1500s kemmyt, kemt, Middle English–1600s kembed, Middle English– kempt. Etymology: < kemb v. Of hair or wool: Combed. Also with adverbs. Cf. unkempt adj., well-kempt adj. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [adjective] > wool kemptc1050 untrendc1535 rudge-washed1592 scribbled1682 trended1777 untrended1805 ridge-washed1811 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > combed kemptc1050 well-kempt1327 combed1870 teased1965 the world > relative properties > order > [adjective] > in proper order uprighta1529 untumbled1675 square1825 straight1831 Bristol-fashion1840 kempt1929 c1050 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 387/23 De stuppe stamineo, be cemdan wearpe. c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 426 Ȝif a man haue a kempt hed þanne he is a leccherous man. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiv. 19 Hys weyll kemmyt berd. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 228 A distaffe, drest and trimmed with kembed wool. 1863 A. D. Whitney Faith Gartney (1869) iv. 30 Carefully kempt tresses. 1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 307 His kempt beard adown his bosom spread. 1905 Daily Chron. 15 June 4/4 The little girls wear clean pinafores; their hair is neatly kempt. 1929 R. Aldington Death of Hero iii. xii. 398 The street paving was badly worn, but looked marvellously smooth and kempt to Winterbourne. 1951 W. Sansom Face of Innocence i. 1 The kempt yellow gravel of drives. a1954 F. B. Young Wistanslow (1956) 113 A spacious expanse of greensward, smooth and kempt as the ancient turf of an Oxford college. 1975 Times 21 July 10/7 Artificially beautified people looking kempt and highly coloured for the hairdressers' and beauticians' trade fair. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1050
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