well-fendedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛndəd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fend v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English fended , fend v.

Etymology: < well adv. + fended, past participle of fend v. With sense 1 compare earlier well-defended adj.

Now rare.

1. Well protected; = well-defended adj.

ΚΠ

1834 W. Smith Guidone 52 Ofttimes when the ship was tempest driven, And all beside was racking with the wind, This one well-fended lamp burnt on.

1853 G. L. Chesterton Peace, War, & Adventure II. xvi. 183 Keys were demanded and produced, a huge padlock was unlocked, a massive iron bolt withdrawn, and a well-fended door thrust open.

1907 T. Colley Serm. on Spiritualism 63 The spirit so Christianly will have occupied the domain of matter, and reigned from its well-fended walls and close-watched gates.

†2. Well looked after; well provided for. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1865 W. Allingham Southwell Park in Fifty Mod. Poems ii. 118 The well-fended nunlike child.

1896 A. M. Bisset Poets Linlithgowshire 287 My lad maun keep straucht and weel-fendit.

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

单词	well-fended
释义	well-fendedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɛndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɛndəd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and fend v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English fended , fend v. Etymology: < well adv. + fended, past participle of fend v. With sense 1 compare earlier well-defended adj. Now rare. 1. Well protected; = well-defended adj. ΚΠ 1834 W. Smith Guidone 52 Ofttimes when the ship was tempest driven, And all beside was racking with the wind, This one well-fended lamp burnt on. 1853 G. L. Chesterton Peace, War, & Adventure II. xvi. 183 Keys were demanded and produced, a huge padlock was unlocked, a massive iron bolt withdrawn, and a well-fended door thrust open. 1907 T. Colley Serm. on Spiritualism 63 The spirit so Christianly will have occupied the domain of matter, and reigned from its well-fended walls and close-watched gates. †2. Well looked after; well provided for. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1865 W. Allingham Southwell Park in Fifty Mod. Poems ii. 118 The well-fended nunlike child. 1896 A. M. Bisset Poets Linlithgowshire 287 My lad maun keep straucht and weel-fendit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1834
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