well-bakedadj.
/ˌwɛlˈbeɪkt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈbeɪkt/ Properly or carefully baked; (also) thoroughly baked.
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well-bakena1400
well-baked?1490
?1490 tr. Gouernayle of Helthe sig. Aviiiv A lityl freshe whete brede wele baked and somdel soured.
1559 P. Morwyng tr. C. Gesner Treasure of Euonymus 59 They be of a very pure earth, and wel baked, such as be the earthen vessels of Paris, Bellonaca, England and Spain.
1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health i. 29 Buylde the furnace vp wyth Morter or Earth very strong (lyke to the same of the Potters) and with glased or well baked Bryckes.
1632 L. Rowzee Queenes Welles 67 Bread of good pure wheate, well handled..and well baked.
1700 T. Tryon Lett. xxi. 101 In the morning a Pint of thin Water-Gruel, with a small piece of good well Baked Bread a little toasted, bite your Bread and sup your Gruell.
1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. viii. 89 A guest like me, polite to entertain With bread well baked, with sauces season'd right.
1811 Gen. Regulations & Orders Army 169 Each Soldier is to receive, as his Allowance for Four Days, a well-baked Loaf.
1871 M. Mason Young Housewife's Counsellor & Friend i. 66 Milk and good well-baked light bread or well-baked crackers are the very best breakfast for a child.
1913 H. R. Hall Anc. Hist. Near East ii. 41 In the age of the Pyramid-builders we find well-baked wheel-made pottery universal.
1937 Life 26 July 50/1 (advt.) These beans are mealy as a well-baked potato; perfectly ‘done’.
1994 Pract. Parenting July 100/1 Offer an older baby well-baked pieces of bread,..celery, raw carrot, hard pear or apple.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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