well-drawnadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈdrɔːn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈdrɔn/,

/ˌwɛlˈdrɑn/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + drawn adj.

†a. Of a person, the body, etc.: well or attractively made; shapely, well-proportioned. Obsolete.Cf. early use of draw v. 85b in the sense ‘to mould, model’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good

well-madec1325

well-setc1330

featous1340

largec1405

well-trussedc1425

well-attempereda1460

well-featureda1460

clean-limbed1461

well-bodied1481

well-drawn?a1534

clean-madea1535

trussed1548

clean-legged1568

trim1568

well-knit1581

well-thewed1583

well-timbered1595

clear-limbed1596

clean-timbered1598

well-mounted1607

well-turned1631

clever1674

neat-limbeda1697

well built1706

well-set-up1790

clean-built1840

athletic1925

mesomorphic1926

?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. c.ii A well drawen man ys he, and a well taught That wyll not gyue hys hed for nought.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. iii. 30 Not captivated by the Lineaments of a fair Face, or the well-drawn Proportions of a human Body.

b. Clearly or well delineated or depicted; spec. (of a picture, or an object represented in a picture) skilfully drawn. Hence also of a character in novel, etc.: strikingly or realistically portrayed.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > in specific manner

well-drawn1558

superficial1603

monogrammala1620

designed1624

side-drawna1657

monogrammical1686

monogrammic1721

monographic1731

outlined1798

free-hand1841

hand-drawn1850

matchstick1951

1558 F. Withers tr. J. ab Indagine Briefe Introd. Art Chiromancy i. xiii. sig. G.vii If it [sc. the line of the liver on the palm] be wel drawen, ruddye, nearer the line of life then the midle natural: it betokeneth paine in the head.

1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 27 The twelfth and the last neere vnto the windowes did containe at length, and that very well drawne, the portraiture of Monsieur the Lieutenant.

1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist Ep. Ded. sig. A3 As a dark Soil in a well drawn Picture.

1778 E. W. Burney Let. June in F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 22 The Characters are so well drawn, so contrasted, so striking.

1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 162 Two little ‘Popular’ Histories..furnished..with well-drawn and coloured plates.

1945 E. P. Earnest Foreword to Lit. vii. 184 Well-drawn characters are seldom all wise or complete fools, monsters or saints.

1977 J. Esherick in S. Kostof Architect 278 Extremely well-drawn bird's-eye perspectives.

2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder iv. 57 A clear and well-drawn architectural plan will help.

2. Properly, thoroughly, or fully pulled, stretched, moved, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly

straightly1422

stented1513

reached1579

intended1590

stretched?1605

well-drawn1611

strained1640

distended1665

straightened1667

1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley v. sig. H3^v For this attempt giue me that lusty lad, That winnes his widdow with his well drawne blade.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 262 In fighting fields as far the spear I throw, As flies an arrow from the well-drawn bow.

1804 A. F. M. Willich Domest. Encycl. II. 248/1 The draught must be perfectly equal on every part of the roving, and produce a thread as perfect as wire, that is well drawn.

1864 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 25 363 A thick coat of well-drawn dry wheat-straw is then laid over them [sc. the potatoes].

1909 M. H. Abel Care of Food in Home 24 It is greatly to the housekeeper's advantage to buy fresh, well-drawn poultry.

2002 K.-O. Widman tr. B. Beckman Codebreakers 99 Well drawn curtains, kept together by wash-pins, forced us to work in electric light all day.

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

单词	well-drawn
释义	well-drawnadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈdrɔːn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈdrɔn/, /ˌwɛlˈdrɑn/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and drawn adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., drawn adj. Etymology: < well adv. + drawn adj. 1. †a. Of a person, the body, etc.: well or attractively made; shapely, well-proportioned. Obsolete.Cf. early use of draw v. 85b in the sense ‘to mould, model’. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good well-madec1325 well-setc1330 featous1340 largec1405 well-trussedc1425 well-attempereda1460 well-featureda1460 clean-limbed1461 well-bodied1481 well-drawn?a1534 clean-madea1535 trussed1548 clean-legged1568 trim1568 well-knit1581 well-thewed1583 well-timbered1595 clear-limbed1596 clean-timbered1598 well-mounted1607 well-turned1631 clever1674 neat-limbeda1697 well built1706 well-set-up1790 clean-built1840 athletic1925 mesomorphic1926 ?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. c.ii A well drawen man ys he, and a well taught That wyll not gyue hys hed for nought. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. iii. 30 Not captivated by the Lineaments of a fair Face, or the well-drawn Proportions of a human Body. b. Clearly or well delineated or depicted; spec. (of a picture, or an object represented in a picture) skilfully drawn. Hence also of a character in novel, etc.: strikingly or realistically portrayed. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > in specific manner well-drawn1558 superficial1603 monogrammala1620 designed1624 side-drawna1657 monogrammical1686 monogrammic1721 monographic1731 outlined1798 free-hand1841 hand-drawn1850 matchstick1951 1558 F. Withers tr. J. ab Indagine Briefe Introd. Art Chiromancy i. xiii. sig. G.vii If it [sc. the line of the liver on the palm] be wel drawen, ruddye, nearer the line of life then the midle natural: it betokeneth paine in the head. 1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 27 The twelfth and the last neere vnto the windowes did containe at length, and that very well drawne, the portraiture of Monsieur the Lieutenant. 1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist Ep. Ded. sig. A3 As a dark Soil in a well drawn Picture. 1778 E. W. Burney Let. June in F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 22 The Characters are so well drawn, so contrasted, so striking. 1855 C. Kingsley Glaucus 162 Two little ‘Popular’ Histories..furnished..with well-drawn and coloured plates. 1945 E. P. Earnest Foreword to Lit. vii. 184 Well-drawn characters are seldom all wise or complete fools, monsters or saints. 1977 J. Esherick in S. Kostof Architect 278 Extremely well-drawn bird's-eye perspectives. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder iv. 57 A clear and well-drawn architectural plan will help. 2. Properly, thoroughly, or fully pulled, stretched, moved, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly straightly1422 stented1513 reached1579 intended1590 stretched?1605 well-drawn1611 strained1640 distended1665 straightened1667 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley v. sig. H3^v For this attempt giue me that lusty lad, That winnes his widdow with his well drawne blade. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 262 In fighting fields as far the spear I throw, As flies an arrow from the well-drawn bow. 1804 A. F. M. Willich Domest. Encycl. II. 248/1 The draught must be perfectly equal on every part of the roving, and produce a thread as perfect as wire, that is well drawn. 1864 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 25 363 A thick coat of well-drawn dry wheat-straw is then laid over them [sc. the potatoes]. 1909 M. H. Abel Care of Food in Home 24 It is greatly to the housekeeper's advantage to buy fresh, well-drawn poultry. 2002 K.-O. Widman tr. B. Beckman Codebreakers 99 Well drawn curtains, kept together by wash-pins, forced us to work in electric light all day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1534
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