well-cladadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈklad/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈklæd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + clad adj. Compare well-clothed adj.

Elegantly, properly, or warmly clothed or covered. Also figurative. Cf. well-clothed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > smartly or elegantly dressed

well-arrayeda1387

well-clada1400

well-apparelledc1450

well-dressed1484

fine1526

point-devicea1529

feat1560

tiffety-taffety1595

well-gowned1632

well-rigged1741

neat-dressed1757

smartc1778

well-turned-out1825

well-tailored1828

upholstered1892

whip-smart1937

sharp1944

pressed1963

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 20215 Quen scho was schod and wele clad, Till iesu crist a bone scho badd.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Ordre of Chyualry (1926) vii. 113 To a knyght apperteyneth..to haue fayr harnoys and to be wel cladde.

1509 tr. A. de la Sale Fyftene Ioyes of Maryage (de Worde) (new ed.) sig. E.viii^v I am not lyke vnto a chamberere Of theyrs, and not so well cladde ne besene As is my syster.

1595 A. Golding tr. J. Hurault Politicke, Moral, & Martial Disc. ii. iii. 204 If you will bee a Tribune.., bring to passe that your souldiers..be well shod, and that they be well clad.

1602 tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido sig. B2^v In stead of..fragrant fields, And well clad woods: see but the oake, the ashe, the pine, Without their leauy heares.

1655 R. Davenport King Iohn & Matilda sig. I4^v I have wel-clad woes, Pathetick epethites to illustrate passion.

1684 Gen. & Compl. List Mil. Every Commission-officer To Rdr. Four Thousand advantagiously Trained, and well clad Men.

1747 Scots Mag. Sept. 419/2 Less fear we ragged ruffians of the North, Than Virtue's well-clad rebels, nearer home.

1786 R. Burns Poems 11 Weel clad wi' coat o' glossy black.

1818 Brit. Rev. Aug. 73 The comparatively well-clad, well-lodged, and well-fed peasantry of our own villages.

1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 522/1 The bond-woman was well clad who had on as much as a coarse chemise and petticoat.

1907 J. H. McCarthy Needles & Pins xx You shall be well clad, well weaponed, well horsed.

1939 D. Whipple Priory xxxviii. 455 Their bodies gave every indication of being well-fed, well-clad, well-housed.

2011 D. Freeman Try This xi. 240 You'll probably walk into Ilili, take one look at the swanky setting and well-clad crowd, and dismiss it as fashionably ethnic.

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

单词	well-clad
释义	well-cladadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈklad/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈklæd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and clad adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., clad adj. Etymology: < well adv. + clad adj. Compare well-clothed adj. Elegantly, properly, or warmly clothed or covered. Also figurative. Cf. well-clothed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > smartly or elegantly dressed well-arrayeda1387 well-clada1400 well-apparelledc1450 well-dressed1484 fine1526 point-devicea1529 feat1560 tiffety-taffety1595 well-gowned1632 well-rigged1741 neat-dressed1757 smartc1778 well-turned-out1825 well-tailored1828 upholstered1892 whip-smart1937 sharp1944 pressed1963 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 20215 Quen scho was schod and wele clad, Till iesu crist a bone scho badd. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Ordre of Chyualry (1926) vii. 113 To a knyght apperteyneth..to haue fayr harnoys and to be wel cladde. 1509 tr. A. de la Sale Fyftene Ioyes of Maryage (de Worde) (new ed.) sig. E.viii^v I am not lyke vnto a chamberere Of theyrs, and not so well cladde ne besene As is my syster. 1595 A. Golding tr. J. Hurault Politicke, Moral, & Martial Disc. ii. iii. 204 If you will bee a Tribune.., bring to passe that your souldiers..be well shod, and that they be well clad. 1602 tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido sig. B2^v In stead of..fragrant fields, And well clad woods: see but the oake, the ashe, the pine, Without their leauy heares. 1655 R. Davenport King Iohn & Matilda sig. I4^v I have wel-clad woes, Pathetick epethites to illustrate passion. 1684 Gen. & Compl. List Mil. Every Commission-officer To Rdr. Four Thousand advantagiously Trained, and well clad Men. 1747 Scots Mag. Sept. 419/2 Less fear we ragged ruffians of the North, Than Virtue's well-clad rebels, nearer home. 1786 R. Burns Poems 11 Weel clad wi' coat o' glossy black. 1818 Brit. Rev. Aug. 73 The comparatively well-clad, well-lodged, and well-fed peasantry of our own villages. 1886 Cent. Mag. Feb. 522/1 The bond-woman was well clad who had on as much as a coarse chemise and petticoat. 1907 J. H. McCarthy Needles & Pins xx You shall be well clad, well weaponed, well horsed. 1939 D. Whipple Priory xxxviii. 455 Their bodies gave every indication of being well-fed, well-clad, well-housed. 2011 D. Freeman Try This xi. 240 You'll probably walk into Ilili, take one look at the swanky setting and well-clad crowd, and dismiss it as fashionably ethnic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1400
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