well-bracedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈbreɪst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈbreɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., braced adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + braced adj.¹

Firmly supported or reinforced; (also) thoroughly prepared mentally.

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the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fit

well-breatheda1425

long-breatheda1513

fitly1570

long-winded1578

as fit as a fiddle1603

toned1745

well-braced1859

fit1869

(as) fit as a flea1889

fighting-fit1891

pinkish1949

aerobicized1983

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. v. i. 94 The Ear-Bone is oddly seated in a hollow, and encompassed with Muscules. The Drum well braced, but no Incus stapes & Malleolus to be seen.

1722 J. Jones tr. Oppian Halieuticks iii. 113 First be the Fisher's Limbs compact and sound, With solid Flesh, and well-brac'd Sinews bound.

1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan vi. 141 The well-brac'd buckler glitter'd o'er his breast.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. iii. 39 The young ladies..looked..anything but well-braced.

1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps x. 275 Dr. Raste..arrived at about ten o'clock in a taxicab, prepared and well-braced to make good his word to Violet.

2004 S. O. Brookes in J. L. Gibson & P. J. Carr Signs of Power vi. 106 A drill press of sorts, well braced and solid, would be needed for such an operation.

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

单词	well-braced
释义	well-bracedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈbreɪst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈbreɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., braced adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + braced adj.¹ Firmly supported or reinforced; (also) thoroughly prepared mentally. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > fit well-breatheda1425 long-breatheda1513 fitly1570 long-winded1578 as fit as a fiddle1603 toned1745 well-braced1859 fit1869 (as) fit as a flea1889 fighting-fit1891 pinkish1949 aerobicized1983 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. v. i. 94 The Ear-Bone is oddly seated in a hollow, and encompassed with Muscules. The Drum well braced, but no Incus stapes & Malleolus to be seen. 1722 J. Jones tr. Oppian Halieuticks iii. 113 First be the Fisher's Limbs compact and sound, With solid Flesh, and well-brac'd Sinews bound. 1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan vi. 141 The well-brac'd buckler glitter'd o'er his breast. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. iii. 39 The young ladies..looked..anything but well-braced. 1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps x. 275 Dr. Raste..arrived at about ten o'clock in a taxicab, prepared and well-braced to make good his word to Violet. 2004 S. O. Brookes in J. L. Gibson & P. J. Carr Signs of Power vi. 106 A drill press of sorts, well braced and solid, would be needed for such an operation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1681
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