well-gownedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɡaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɡaʊnd/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + gowned adj.Apparently re-formed in the mid 19th cent.

Dressed in a fine or elegant gown. Also in extended use.

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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

1632 D. Lupton London & Countrey Carbonadoed 115 If they be well Gound & Bearded, they haue two good Apologies ready made.

1857 Athenæum 31 Oct. 1349/2 The whispering and the titters among the well-gowned candidates.

1884 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 545 The well-gowned fair ones.

1920 E. Pound Hugh Selwyn Mauberley 20 Doubtful, somewhat, of the value Of well-gowned approbation Of literary effort.

1975 S. Milligan in C. Allen Plain Tales from Raj xv. 158 Always very pale and very beautiful and well-gowned and never moving very fast if they were on horses.

2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 9 Aug. (News & Features section) 30 Margaret was a well-gowned and hatted woman of high social standing.

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

单词	well-gowned
释义	well-gownedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡaʊnd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡaʊnd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and gowned adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., gowned adj. Etymology: < well adv. + gowned adj.Apparently re-formed in the mid 19th cent. Dressed in a fine or elegant gown. Also in extended use. 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 1632 D. Lupton London & Countrey Carbonadoed 115 If they be well Gound & Bearded, they haue two good Apologies ready made. 1857 Athenæum 31 Oct. 1349/2 The whispering and the titters among the well-gowned candidates. 1884 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 545 The well-gowned fair ones. 1920 E. Pound Hugh Selwyn Mauberley 20 Doubtful, somewhat, of the value Of well-gowned approbation Of literary effort. 1975 S. Milligan in C. Allen Plain Tales from Raj xv. 158 Always very pale and very beautiful and well-gowned and never moving very fast if they were on horses. 2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 9 Aug. (News & Features section) 30 Margaret was a well-gowned and hatted woman of high social standing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1632
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