well-metalledwell-metaledadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛtld/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛd(ə)ld/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + metalled adj.

†1. Liberally supplied with precious metal; generously paid or remunerated. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [adjective] > paid by wages > well-paid

well-paid1590

well-hired1593

well-metalled1609

well-feed1646

highly paid1799

high-paying1833

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable

winning1435

lucrous1511

beneficial1526

lucrative1526

gainful1561

profitful1568

gainsome1579

profiting1590

requiteful1607

pennisome1631

lucriferous1648

opulent1648

emolumental1664

quick1681

well-metalleda1734

pay-rent1742

profitable1758

emolumentary1775

remunerative1813

economical1815

repaying1820

well-paying1832

benefited1837

paying1841

payable1855

money-making1887

economic1899

bankable1927

megadollar1963

money-spinning1973

1609 J. Davies Humours Heau'n on Earth lxxxii. 210 But, Fortune from the same those Scripts did pull, And in exchange fill'd either fist with Gold: For, whiles they had but Papers their were dull; But be'ng wel-mettl'd they were blithe and bold.

a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) I. 249 The traverses of these indictments, tried at the assizes,..are..beyond what are had in most of the circuit beside, and well-metalled causes.

2. Well constructed from metal; well cast or forged. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > [adjective] > made or consisting of

metal?1518

metalled1583

metalline1585

well-metalled1644

metallic1712

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > cast

yotenOE

welledc1300

yetc1429

casten1493

cast1535

molten1535

well-metalled1644

sand-cast1934

pressure-cast1973

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > beaten, forged, or wrought

smithedOE

wrought1565

forged1621

well-metalled1644

planished1683

well-forged1689

smithied1847

1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 21 A Peece cleeres a shot well, that is, shootes farre, and right, which is a signe that she is smooth and well metled.

1726 E. Carter Artificer's Looking-glass 12 These true Toledo's, tho' well metall'd and mounted..would stand three pulls ere you cou'd oblige 'em to quit their Scabbards.

1841 E. B. Impey tr. F. C. S. Schiller Illustr. German Poetry I. 134 In the coppery broth Let the white tin froth, That the plastic Ore may swell To a right well-metal'd Bell.

1988 H. C. McCullough tr. Tale of Heike xii. 424 It was solely for your benefit that I equipped myself with a well-tempered sword and well-metaled arrows.

3. Of a road: properly surfaced or made with road metal; cf. road metal n. at road n. Compounds 6.

ΚΠ

1806 J. Robertson Traveller's Guide Ireland 277 The roads are in general in excellent repair; they are sufficiently broad, and well metalled.

1873 Belfast News-let. 12 Apr. The principal streets are well metalled.

1905 P. Landon Opening of Tibet xx. 414 What had, when I went over it first, been a well-metaled good bridle-path..had turned under the downpour into a nubbly sequence of projecting stones, ankle deep in white slush.

1922 ‘P. Weale’ Indiscreet Chron. from Pacific iv. 96 Modern cities have arisen with broad well-metalled thoroughfares, thronged with motor cars, lighted with electricity and furnished with telephones.

1979 Irish Times 7 Aug. 10/5 If your transport hasn't a caravan in tow, risk the well-metalled helter-skelter route via Torr Head.

2008 W. D. Grant Zambia, Then & Now 190 The road was good, well metalled, except for a short section just north of Kabwe which had deep potholes that had to be negotiated carefully.

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

单词	well-metalled
释义	well-metalledwell-metaledadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmɛtld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmɛd(ə)ld/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and metalled adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., metalled adj. Etymology: < well adv. + metalled adj. †1. Liberally supplied with precious metal; generously paid or remunerated. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [adjective] > paid by wages > well-paid well-paid1590 well-hired1593 well-metalled1609 well-feed1646 highly paid1799 high-paying1833 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable winning1435 lucrous1511 beneficial1526 lucrative1526 gainful1561 profitful1568 gainsome1579 profiting1590 requiteful1607 pennisome1631 lucriferous1648 opulent1648 emolumental1664 quick1681 well-metalleda1734 pay-rent1742 profitable1758 emolumentary1775 remunerative1813 economical1815 repaying1820 well-paying1832 benefited1837 paying1841 payable1855 money-making1887 economic1899 bankable1927 megadollar1963 money-spinning1973 1609 J. Davies Humours Heau'n on Earth lxxxii. 210 But, Fortune from the same those Scripts did pull, And in exchange fill'd either fist with Gold: For, whiles they had but Papers their were dull; But be'ng wel-mettl'd they were blithe and bold. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) I. 249 The traverses of these indictments, tried at the assizes,..are..beyond what are had in most of the circuit beside, and well-metalled causes. 2. Well constructed from metal; well cast or forged. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > [adjective] > made or consisting of metal?1518 metalled1583 metalline1585 well-metalled1644 metallic1712 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > cast yotenOE welledc1300 yetc1429 casten1493 cast1535 molten1535 well-metalled1644 sand-cast1934 pressure-cast1973 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > beaten, forged, or wrought smithedOE wrought1565 forged1621 well-metalled1644 planished1683 well-forged1689 smithied1847 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 21 A Peece cleeres a shot well, that is, shootes farre, and right, which is a signe that she is smooth and well metled. 1726 E. Carter Artificer's Looking-glass 12 These true Toledo's, tho' well metall'd and mounted..would stand three pulls ere you cou'd oblige 'em to quit their Scabbards. 1841 E. B. Impey tr. F. C. S. Schiller Illustr. German Poetry I. 134 In the coppery broth Let the white tin froth, That the plastic Ore may swell To a right well-metal'd Bell. 1988 H. C. McCullough tr. Tale of Heike xii. 424 It was solely for your benefit that I equipped myself with a well-tempered sword and well-metaled arrows. 3. Of a road: properly surfaced or made with road metal; cf. road metal n. at road n. Compounds 6. ΚΠ 1806 J. Robertson Traveller's Guide Ireland 277 The roads are in general in excellent repair; they are sufficiently broad, and well metalled. 1873 Belfast News-let. 12 Apr. The principal streets are well metalled. 1905 P. Landon Opening of Tibet xx. 414 What had, when I went over it first, been a well-metaled good bridle-path..had turned under the downpour into a nubbly sequence of projecting stones, ankle deep in white slush. 1922 ‘P. Weale’ Indiscreet Chron. from Pacific iv. 96 Modern cities have arisen with broad well-metalled thoroughfares, thronged with motor cars, lighted with electricity and furnished with telephones. 1979 Irish Times 7 Aug. 10/5 If your transport hasn't a caravan in tow, risk the well-metalled helter-skelter route via Torr Head. 2008 W. D. Grant Zambia, Then & Now 190 The road was good, well metalled, except for a short section just north of Kabwe which had deep potholes that had to be negotiated carefully. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1609
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