well-ladenadj.
/ˌwɛlˈleɪdn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈleɪdən/ Heavily laden; abundantly stocked or filled.
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society > travel > transport > [adjective] > loading > laden
ycharged1297
chargedc1400
well-laden1570
light1578
loaden1600
loadened1638
heavy-laden1697
laded1708
light-handed1731
loaded1830
laden1867
the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > stocked or stored with > well-stocked (with)
well-stored?a1425
stuffedc1440
replenished1548
well-laden1570
well-stocked1604
locuplete1609
fat1758
the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > made full
yfilledc900
well-filledc1384
replenished1548
well-laden1570
filled1769
tanked1893
1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 258/2 A great snow, and frost, so hard: that a mane well laden might passe ouer ye water.
1647 J. Monson Antidote against Errour 39 That the Master of our Vineyard..may reap..well laden Clusters from us.
1697 W. Congreve Mourning Bride Epil. 76 Devoutly praying..That some well-laden Ship may strike the Sands.
1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. Pref. p. xiv Many were more inclined to fall on the well-laden, thick-sowed English than any others.
1760 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XVI. iii. 25 Turkey or Indian wheat..grows very strong and well laden.
1816 European Mag. & London Rev. Sept. 204/2 A pale lean boy, taking up the well-laden basket he had already carried some miles.
1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City iii. 45 Is it not a famine fever which never comes near a well-laden table?
1916 Boys' Life Dec. 69/2 A shower of snow from a well-laden spruce plunked down upon his head.
1959 Amer. Hist. Rev. 64 593 Officers..fleeing westward in well-laden cars.
2010 R. Pen I wonder as I Wander xiv. 272 Niles preferred to drive, traveling in a gracious style with a well-laden picnic hamper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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