well-curvedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈkəːvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈkərvd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + curved adj.

Having an attractive or pronounced curve or curves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] > very

well-curved1763

1763 tr. Dutch Florist (N. van Kempen & Son) 30 These florets..should also be large, thick, and well curved.

1794 A. Young Trav. France (ed. 2) II. 126 The plough beam very short, with a foot; no coulter; a well-curved breast and throat; but too wide in the heel.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 117 The light Dorset swing-plough..has a well-curved iron breast.

1881 T. Hardy Laodicean I. ii. iii. 285 His well-curved youthful form looked like an unpedestaled Dionysus.

1965 Mem. Amer. Acad. Rome 28 132 The main profile is a well-curved oval of somewhat greater height than depth.

2005 D. Hart & R. W. Sussman Man Hunted vii. 140 Raptors that prey on good-sized mammals have..well-curved talons.

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

单词	well-curved
释义	well-curvedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈkəːvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈkərvd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., curved adj. Etymology: < well adv. + curved adj. Having an attractive or pronounced curve or curves. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] > very well-curved1763 1763 tr. Dutch Florist (N. van Kempen & Son) 30 These florets..should also be large, thick, and well curved. 1794 A. Young Trav. France (ed. 2) II. 126 The plough beam very short, with a foot; no coulter; a well-curved breast and throat; but too wide in the heel. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon v. 117 The light Dorset swing-plough..has a well-curved iron breast. 1881 T. Hardy Laodicean I. ii. iii. 285 His well-curved youthful form looked like an unpedestaled Dionysus. 1965 Mem. Amer. Acad. Rome 28 132 The main profile is a well-curved oval of somewhat greater height than depth. 2005 D. Hart & R. W. Sussman Man Hunted vii. 140 Raptors that prey on good-sized mammals have..well-curved talons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1763
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