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单词 well-glebed
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well-glebedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., glebe n., -ed suffix2; well adv., glebe vb. at glebe n. Derivatives, -ed suffix1.
Etymology: Either < well adv. + glebe n. + -ed suffix2, or < well adv. + glebe vb. at glebe n. Derivatives + -ed suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Provided with a substantial glebe or portion of land. Cf. glebe n. 2b.
ΚΠ
c1645 W. E. in Cleveland's Poems (1677) 124 A well-gleb'd Vicarage.
2. Covered in a great deal of soil; very dirty. Cf. glebe n. 1a, 3a.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > very
Augean1689
well-glebed1691
1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World III. x. 368 The Cattle in their Bosoms are quag-mir'd in the filth of their well-gleb'd Attire.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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