well-nosedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈnəʊzd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈnoʊzd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + nosed adj.

Now rare.

Having a keen sense of smell; spec. (of a hound) skilled at hunting by scent. Also (and earliest) in figurative context.

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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] > having sense of smell > having acute

tender-noseda1425

nosedc1425

high-nosed1548

quick-nosed1561

well-nosed1568

scented1579

well-scented1579

quick-scented1590

nose-wise1596

sagacious1607

scentful1616

nasute1699

nice-scented1777

osmatic1880

nim-nosed1936

1568 V. Skinner tr. R. González de Montes Discouery Inquisition of Spayne f. 73^v The Inquisitours well nosed like the deuil [L. qua sunt diabolica sagacitate], & finding a litle, followed on so farre til at the length they sprong the whole couie.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xvii. 433 He was a passing wise, and well-nos'd Hound.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 73. ⁋8 They have Dogs as well nos'd and as fleet as any.

1718 Entertainer No. 41. 280 Like a cunning and well-nosed Blood-Hound.

1792 T. Dermody Poems 9 With well-nosed pointer, and disploding gun, Oft did I rise, to meet the rising Sun.

1846 R. O'Connor Field Sports of France iii. 14 The norman hounds are peculiarly well nosed, and..are scarcely ever at fault.

1903 H. A. Bryden Hare-hunting & Harriers xi. 189 The great thing in breeding is to mate from good workers, well-nosed, low-scenting hounds.

2005 R. M. Brown Hunt Ball (2006) xxii. 196 If an exceptionally well-nosed human gets a whiff they won't like it.

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

单词	well-nosed
释义	well-nosedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈnəʊzd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈnoʊzd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., nosed adj. Etymology: < well adv. + nosed adj. Now rare. Having a keen sense of smell; spec. (of a hound) skilled at hunting by scent. Also (and earliest) in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] > having sense of smell > having acute tender-noseda1425 nosedc1425 high-nosed1548 quick-nosed1561 well-nosed1568 scented1579 well-scented1579 quick-scented1590 nose-wise1596 sagacious1607 scentful1616 nasute1699 nice-scented1777 osmatic1880 nim-nosed1936 1568 V. Skinner tr. R. González de Montes Discouery Inquisition of Spayne f. 73^v The Inquisitours well nosed like the deuil [L. qua sunt diabolica sagacitate], & finding a litle, followed on so farre til at the length they sprong the whole couie. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xvii. 433 He was a passing wise, and well-nos'd Hound. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 73. ⁋8 They have Dogs as well nos'd and as fleet as any. 1718 Entertainer No. 41. 280 Like a cunning and well-nosed Blood-Hound. 1792 T. Dermody Poems 9 With well-nosed pointer, and disploding gun, Oft did I rise, to meet the rising Sun. 1846 R. O'Connor Field Sports of France iii. 14 The norman hounds are peculiarly well nosed, and..are scarcely ever at fault. 1903 H. A. Bryden Hare-hunting & Harriers xi. 189 The great thing in breeding is to mate from good workers, well-nosed, low-scenting hounds. 2005 R. M. Brown Hunt Ball (2006) xxii. 196 If an exceptionally well-nosed human gets a whiff they won't like it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1568
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