well-accustomedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈkʌstəmd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈkəstəmd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., accustomed adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + accustomed adj.

†1. Much frequented by customers. Cf. well-customed adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > relating to shop > frequented by customers

customed1578

accustomed1690

well-accustomed1690

tradeful1844

1690 London Gaz. No. 2606/4 The Bull-Inn in Fenny-Stratford..a well Accustomed Inn, is to be Lett ready Furnished.

1736 J. Entick Proposals printing Wks. Chaucer sig. B An Inn..noted for its great Trade, or as we say, a well-accustomed House.

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 140 There I got a place..in a well accustomed shop, much frequented on account of the neighbourhood of the church.

1797 Newcastle Chron. 1 July To be Let against Martinmas next, All that commodious and well-accustomed Public-House, situated on the Quayside.

1880 F. Peel Risings of Luddites v. 24 The St. Crispin..was a well accustomed house, and the inner doors were swinging to and fro in the usual fashion.

a. Of a person, part of the body, etc.: thoroughly familiar with or used to something, esp. an activity; experienced, accomplished. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1779 W. Alexander Hist. Women II. xix. 76 A spirited horse, which the well-accustomed jockey would mount with pleasure, and ride with ease.

1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany III. 20 It requires indeed a very nice and well-accustomed eye, as well as a very favourable situation in the field, to see and understand a Prussian manœuvre.

1825 Lancet 24 Dec. 459/2 His well accustomed and well instructed assistants having all things prepared for the operation, the Professor enters the room.

1878 M. A. Hardy Madge II. v. 151 With well accustomed hands she ladled the tea into the pot.

1917 R. Cullum Forfeit iii. 41 Effie bent low in the saddle... Her well-accustomed pony twisted and turned, threading its way almost miraculously through the labyrinth.

b. Of a thing: very familiar or well-known; usual, customary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > accustomed, used, or wont > familiar or usual

oldOE

familiara1398

well-known1568

well-accustomed1800

1800 J. Brewster Medit. of Recluse xxvi. 288 The reasoning youth finds within his parent's arms, his joyful, his well-accustomed shelter.

1824 S. B. Beach Escalala iii. 54 The massive war-club's weight could wield As lightly, as the fencer's hand Directs the well accustomed brand.

1827 J. Thomson Wks. W. Cullen I. 603 When our thoughts are liable to wander, the recalling them to usual and well accustomed objects interrupts the confused train.

1838 Athenæum 14 Apr. 277/2 The book is a handsome one, and full of well-accustomed favourites, and we doubt not but that it will succeed.

1909 Wakarusa (Indiana) Tribune 22 Apr. 1/2 It was a day of brooding storm and wind-whipped seas. I took my well-accustomed way along the cliff path.

1940 N.Y. Times 6 Oct. ix. 10/3 Miss Hayes played a well-accustomed role with the freshness of a first night.

2008 G. Moorhouse Last Office i. 10 Those voices were..singing their well-accustomed Latin in the even more familiar accents of the English North.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-accustomed
释义	well-accustomedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈkʌstəmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈkəstəmd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., accustomed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + accustomed adj. †1. Much frequented by customers. Cf. well-customed adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > relating to shop > frequented by customers customed1578 accustomed1690 well-accustomed1690 tradeful1844 1690 London Gaz. No. 2606/4 The Bull-Inn in Fenny-Stratford..a well Accustomed Inn, is to be Lett ready Furnished. 1736 J. Entick Proposals printing Wks. Chaucer sig. B An Inn..noted for its great Trade, or as we say, a well-accustomed House. 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 140 There I got a place..in a well accustomed shop, much frequented on account of the neighbourhood of the church. 1797 Newcastle Chron. 1 July To be Let against Martinmas next, All that commodious and well-accustomed Public-House, situated on the Quayside. 1880 F. Peel Risings of Luddites v. 24 The St. Crispin..was a well accustomed house, and the inner doors were swinging to and fro in the usual fashion. 2. a. Of a person, part of the body, etc.: thoroughly familiar with or used to something, esp. an activity; experienced, accomplished. Now rare. ΚΠ 1779 W. Alexander Hist. Women II. xix. 76 A spirited horse, which the well-accustomed jockey would mount with pleasure, and ride with ease. 1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany III. 20 It requires indeed a very nice and well-accustomed eye, as well as a very favourable situation in the field, to see and understand a Prussian manœuvre. 1825 Lancet 24 Dec. 459/2 His well accustomed and well instructed assistants having all things prepared for the operation, the Professor enters the room. 1878 M. A. Hardy Madge II. v. 151 With well accustomed hands she ladled the tea into the pot. 1917 R. Cullum Forfeit iii. 41 Effie bent low in the saddle... Her well-accustomed pony twisted and turned, threading its way almost miraculously through the labyrinth. b. Of a thing: very familiar or well-known; usual, customary. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > accustomed, used, or wont > familiar or usual oldOE familiara1398 well-known1568 well-accustomed1800 1800 J. Brewster Medit. of Recluse xxvi. 288 The reasoning youth finds within his parent's arms, his joyful, his well-accustomed shelter. 1824 S. B. Beach Escalala iii. 54 The massive war-club's weight could wield As lightly, as the fencer's hand Directs the well accustomed brand. 1827 J. Thomson Wks. W. Cullen I. 603 When our thoughts are liable to wander, the recalling them to usual and well accustomed objects interrupts the confused train. 1838 Athenæum 14 Apr. 277/2 The book is a handsome one, and full of well-accustomed favourites, and we doubt not but that it will succeed. 1909 Wakarusa (Indiana) Tribune 22 Apr. 1/2 It was a day of brooding storm and wind-whipped seas. I took my well-accustomed way along the cliff path. 1940 N.Y. Times 6 Oct. ix. 10/3 Miss Hayes played a well-accustomed role with the freshness of a first night. 2008 G. Moorhouse Last Office i. 10 Those voices were..singing their well-accustomed Latin in the even more familiar accents of the English North. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1690
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