well-modelledwell-modeledadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmɒdld/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmɑd(ə)ld/

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

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

Etymology: < well adv. + modelled adj.

Skilfully or finely modelled or shaped; †formed or constructed after a good or sound model (obsolete).

ΚΠ

1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. Ep. to Rdr. sig. A^v Where Government..is not at a loss, if it be well modelled, as in Venice, the Proposers..are very few.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iv. 33 Natures lamps being snuft to death, he lay A night-piec'd draught of once well-modell'd clay.

1703 J. Hay Sound & Solid Reason Against Presbyterian Prints 14 We had a King bigotly Popish, and a well moddel'd Army under his Command.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Mem. Abuses Church in Misc. Sc. Hist. Soc. (1904) II. 340 We enjoy the purity of Religion under a well modelled government.

1797 Monthly Rev. Mar. 322 He distinguished himself in the Constituent Assembly, by an inviolable attachment to the cause of freedom; by a well-modelled eloquence; by [etc.].

1810 E. Moor Hindu Pantheon 44 I recollect once seeing at Poona a well modelled group..representing Crishna plaiting the three locks descending from the head of Radha.

1850 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 13 349/1 A well-modelled lion's head conceals the spout.

1922 E. Phillpotts Red Redmaynes i. 9 He was a well-modelled man of great physical strength.

1988 P. Pal Indian Sculpt. II. 215/2 On one side of the lotus base is a diminutive, well-modeled kneeling figure of the lady who dedicated this image.

2012 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 15 Dec. 32 Unlike some crude pottery examples, these are particularly well modelled.

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

单词	well-modelled
释义	well-modelledwell-modeledadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmɒdld/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmɑd(ə)ld/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and modelled adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., modelled adj. Etymology: < well adv. + modelled adj. Skilfully or finely modelled or shaped; †formed or constructed after a good or sound model (obsolete). ΚΠ 1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. Ep. to Rdr. sig. A^v Where Government..is not at a loss, if it be well modelled, as in Venice, the Proposers..are very few. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iv. 33 Natures lamps being snuft to death, he lay A night-piec'd draught of once well-modell'd clay. 1703 J. Hay Sound & Solid Reason Against Presbyterian Prints 14 We had a King bigotly Popish, and a well moddel'd Army under his Command. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Mem. Abuses Church in Misc. Sc. Hist. Soc. (1904) II. 340 We enjoy the purity of Religion under a well modelled government. 1797 Monthly Rev. Mar. 322 He distinguished himself in the Constituent Assembly, by an inviolable attachment to the cause of freedom; by a well-modelled eloquence; by [etc.]. 1810 E. Moor Hindu Pantheon 44 I recollect once seeing at Poona a well modelled group..representing Crishna plaiting the three locks descending from the head of Radha. 1850 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 13 349/1 A well-modelled lion's head conceals the spout. 1922 E. Phillpotts Red Redmaynes i. 9 He was a well-modelled man of great physical strength. 1988 P. Pal Indian Sculpt. II. 215/2 On one side of the lotus base is a diminutive, well-modeled kneeling figure of the lady who dedicated this image. 2012 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 15 Dec. 32 Unlike some crude pottery examples, these are particularly well modelled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1658
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