well-appointedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛləˈpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛləˈpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and appointed adj.

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

Etymology: < well adv. + appointed adj.

Properly equipped; elegantly fitted out. Now usually of accommodation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > well

well-attiredc1330

well beseena1393

well seena1400

well-furnished?c1452

well-garnished1481

well-boden1496

well-appointed1523

well-equipped1588

well-fitted1598

well-mounted1621

well-accoutred1637

well-geared1688

well-found1705

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. lxxxx^v/2 They toke their way to entre into Parys by the gate saynt Honoure, and sodenly as they went, they founde thenglysshmen in a lowe way, they were a foure hundred well apoynted.

1588 J. Aske Elizabetha Triumphans 17 Twise-tenne hundred well appointed Horsse, To serue with Launce.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 189 The gentle Arch-bishop of Yorke is vp With well appointed Powres.

1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 100 Ten thousand valient well-appointed men.

1656 A. Cowley Brutus in Pindaric Odes iv One would have thought t'had heard the morning crow, Or seen her well-appointed Star Come marching up the Eastern Hill afar.

1726 J. Barker Lining of Patch-work Screen 44 This General he sent with a well-appointed Army, to oppose the Moors.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 676 In him thy well-appointed proxy see, Arm'd for a work too difficult for thee.

1835 Court Mag. 6 166/2 The well-appointed silk, waterproof, ivory-handled, umbrella of his friend.

1864 A. Thomas Denis Donne I. ii. 29 She saw that he had good horses and a well-appointed mail-phaeton.

1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 3 A well-appointed hotel.

1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) III. 214/2 A well-appointed billiard room, simply furnished, and with only a few sporting prints hung upon the walls.

1947 ‘P. Wentworth’ Wicked Uncle xi. 67 When Gladys had left her in the comfortable, well-appointed bedroom she walked slowly towards the hearth.

2010 Belfast Tel. Home Finder (Nexis) 15 Apr. 30 Most house hunters dream about walking into an incredibly well-appointed house, where there is little or no work to do.

Derivatives

well-aˈppointedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > state or fact of being provided or supplied > state or fact of being equipped > well

well-furnishedness1662

well-appointedness1680

1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 82 They have Breast-plates of Iron, which shows the courage of these Saracens, and their well-appointedness for War.

1890 H. James Tragic Muse xxvi He remembered too..her actual smartness, as London people would call it, her well-appointedness.

1995 A. Alcock tr. J. Assmann Egyptian Solar Relig. in New Kingdom (2009) vii. 205 The Teaching for Merikare, which praises the well-appointedness of the world and regards creation and the course of the sun as having been made for the sake of human beings.

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

单词	well-appointed
释义	well-appointedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛləˈpɔɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛləˈpɔɪn(t)ᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and appointed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., appointed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + appointed adj. Properly equipped; elegantly fitted out. Now usually of accommodation. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > well well-attiredc1330 well beseena1393 well seena1400 well-furnished?c1452 well-garnished1481 well-boden1496 well-appointed1523 well-equipped1588 well-fitted1598 well-mounted1621 well-accoutred1637 well-geared1688 well-found1705 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. lxxxx^v/2 They toke their way to entre into Parys by the gate saynt Honoure, and sodenly as they went, they founde thenglysshmen in a lowe way, they were a foure hundred well apoynted. 1588 J. Aske Elizabetha Triumphans 17 Twise-tenne hundred well appointed Horsse, To serue with Launce. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 189 The gentle Arch-bishop of Yorke is vp With well appointed Powres. 1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 100 Ten thousand valient well-appointed men. 1656 A. Cowley Brutus in Pindaric Odes iv One would have thought t'had heard the morning crow, Or seen her well-appointed Star Come marching up the Eastern Hill afar. 1726 J. Barker Lining of Patch-work Screen 44 This General he sent with a well-appointed Army, to oppose the Moors. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 676 In him thy well-appointed proxy see, Arm'd for a work too difficult for thee. View more context for this quotation 1835 Court Mag. 6 166/2 The well-appointed silk, waterproof, ivory-handled, umbrella of his friend. 1864 A. Thomas Denis Donne I. ii. 29 She saw that he had good horses and a well-appointed mail-phaeton. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 3 A well-appointed hotel. 1906 G. R. Sims Living London (rev. ed.) III. 214/2 A well-appointed billiard room, simply furnished, and with only a few sporting prints hung upon the walls. 1947 ‘P. Wentworth’ Wicked Uncle xi. 67 When Gladys had left her in the comfortable, well-appointed bedroom she walked slowly towards the hearth. 2010 Belfast Tel. Home Finder (Nexis) 15 Apr. 30 Most house hunters dream about walking into an incredibly well-appointed house, where there is little or no work to do. Derivatives well-aˈppointedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > state or fact of being provided or supplied > state or fact of being equipped > well well-furnishedness1662 well-appointedness1680 1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 82 They have Breast-plates of Iron, which shows the courage of these Saracens, and their well-appointedness for War. 1890 H. James Tragic Muse xxvi He remembered too..her actual smartness, as London people would call it, her well-appointedness. 1995 A. Alcock tr. J. Assmann Egyptian Solar Relig. in New Kingdom (2009) vii. 205 The Teaching for Merikare, which praises the well-appointedness of the world and regards creation and the course of the sun as having been made for the sake of human beings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1523
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