单词 | tested |
释义 | > as lemmasˈtested ˈtested adj. (in senses 1, 2); in quot. 1689, having taken the test-oaths. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > bound by promise troth-plighta1300 sworna1325 plightedc1390 assured1426 jurate1433 abjured1552 sure1567 trothed1567 obliged1600 testeda1616 ingudged1650 betrothed1651 sacramental1785 undertaking1786 oath-bound1795 committed1821 word-bound1836 tied1876 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [adjective] > pure or refined burntc1400 testeda1616 the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective] > tried or tested yfondedOE triedc1412 assayed1440 proved1587 probatum1600 tested1748 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. ii. 153 Not with fond Sickles of the tested-gold, Or Stones, whose rate are either rich, or poore. View more context for this quotation 1689 Let. in N. Brit. Daily Mail 27 Dec. (1894) If we have a Convention chosen by our present tested magistrates we may expect little good from their hands. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xxxiii. 176 She cannot break thro' a well-tested modesty. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Gareth & Lynette 108 I..heard it ring as true as tested gold. < as lemmas |
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