well-grownadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɡrəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɡroʊn/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + grown adj.

1. That shows considerable or satisfactory growth or development.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > growth > vigorous in growth

ranka1325

well-grownc1405

well-shooted1633

luxurious1644

luxuriant1661

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 53 This wenche thikke and wel ygrowen was..With buttokes brode and brestes rounde and hye.

?1492 tr. Raymond of Capua Lyf St. Katherin of Senis (de Worde) ii. sig. hi/1 Oft tymes she sawe a lyttell chylde in the prestyes handys, and other whyle a well growen chylde.

1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux f. 20^v As..well-growne Cedars [exceed] marish-shaken Reeds.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads iii. 219 A well growne Bel-weather.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 194 Two fair, And large, well-grown Mustaches.

1729 J. Swift Modest Proposal 13 A well grown, fat Yearling Child.

1765 Museum Rusticum 4 213 Especially if his pasture be not large and well grown.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 359 The last Winter and Spring have been remarkably mild; and well-grown fleeces, and great crops of lambs are the consequence.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 446 The leaves of any well-grown pine plant cannot be tied up without injuring them.

1881 J. M. Fothergill Food we Eat xii. 116 A well-grown, yet growing girl.

1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo xvii. 189 The second rhino proved to be a well-grown youngster.

1986 T. Bartlett Ducks & Geese x. 97 We pick out the birds that are well grown and well marked.

2013 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 6 Mar. 91 The rams were well-grown with free, soft-crimping wools and good staple length.

2. Shipbuilding. Of a knee (knee n. 7a) or other piece of timber used in the construction of a ship: that has the grain of the wood following the shape required. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with specific kind of grain

rough-grained1597

cross-grained1675

well-grown1717

close-bodied1726

close-grained1754

upright1776

curled1778

spalted1977

1717 W. Sutherland Britain's Glory: Ship-building Unvail'd 83 (template for indenture) The up and down Arm to be [blank space] foot, and thawrt-ships [sic] [blank space] inches, to be sided [blank space] inches, well grown.

1805 Shipwright's Vade-mecum 141 Well-grown. This term implies that the grain of the wood follows the shape required, as in knee timber, &c.

1853 J. W. Griffiths Ship-builder's Man. iv. 149/2 We have never seen the hanging or dagger knee of iron that bore a proper comparison in strength with the well-grown white-oak knee.

2012 A. Lemmers tr. Shipbuilding Contract in tr. A. J. Hoving Nicolaes Witsen & Shipbuilding iii. 217/2 Provided that between each beam there lie three ledges, and a carling, and a well-grown hanging knee at each end of the beams.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	well-grown
释义	well-grownadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡrəʊn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡroʊn/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and grown adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., grown adj. Etymology: < well adv. + grown adj. 1. That shows considerable or satisfactory growth or development. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > growth > vigorous in growth ranka1325 well-grownc1405 well-shooted1633 luxurious1644 luxuriant1661 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 53 This wenche thikke and wel ygrowen was..With buttokes brode and brestes rounde and hye. ?1492 tr. Raymond of Capua Lyf St. Katherin of Senis (de Worde) ii. sig. hi/1 Oft tymes she sawe a lyttell chylde in the prestyes handys, and other whyle a well growen chylde. 1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette Deuoreux f. 20^v As..well-growne Cedars [exceed] marish-shaken Reeds. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads iii. 219 A well growne Bel-weather. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 194 Two fair, And large, well-grown Mustaches. 1729 J. Swift Modest Proposal 13 A well grown, fat Yearling Child. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 213 Especially if his pasture be not large and well grown. 1801 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 359 The last Winter and Spring have been remarkably mild; and well-grown fleeces, and great crops of lambs are the consequence. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 446 The leaves of any well-grown pine plant cannot be tied up without injuring them. 1881 J. M. Fothergill Food we Eat xii. 116 A well-grown, yet growing girl. 1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo xvii. 189 The second rhino proved to be a well-grown youngster. 1986 T. Bartlett Ducks & Geese x. 97 We pick out the birds that are well grown and well marked. 2013 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 6 Mar. 91 The rams were well-grown with free, soft-crimping wools and good staple length. 2. Shipbuilding. Of a knee (knee n. 7a) or other piece of timber used in the construction of a ship: that has the grain of the wood following the shape required. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with specific kind of grain rough-grained1597 cross-grained1675 well-grown1717 close-bodied1726 close-grained1754 upright1776 curled1778 spalted1977 1717 W. Sutherland Britain's Glory: Ship-building Unvail'd 83 (template for indenture) The up and down Arm to be [blank space] foot, and thawrt-ships [sic] [blank space] inches, to be sided [blank space] inches, well grown. 1805 Shipwright's Vade-mecum 141 Well-grown. This term implies that the grain of the wood follows the shape required, as in knee timber, &c. 1853 J. W. Griffiths Ship-builder's Man. iv. 149/2 We have never seen the hanging or dagger knee of iron that bore a proper comparison in strength with the well-grown white-oak knee. 2012 A. Lemmers tr. Shipbuilding Contract in tr. A. J. Hoving Nicolaes Witsen & Shipbuilding iii. 217/2 Provided that between each beam there lie three ledges, and a carling, and a well-grown hanging knee at each end of the beams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1405
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