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单词 well-painted
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well-paintedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpeɪn(t)əd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and painted adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., painted adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + painted adj.
Skilfully or attractively decorated or represented with paint or colours; having paint or colour which is skilfully applied. In early use also figurative: †highly ornamented; (also) highly deceptive (obsolete).
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1537 T. Paynell tr. Erasmus Comparation Vyrgin & Martyr f. 30v He loueth a pure spirite, a clene soule, and a well peynted mynde.
1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. K3v To this well painted peece is Lvcrece come. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 259 O well painted passion. View more context for this quotation
1696 W. Mountague Delights Holland 42 A lofty, well-painted, well-guilt, well-floor'd small Hall.
1750 G. Bickham Beauties of Stow 17 A well-painted Structure to the North-west of the Mansion-house.
1846 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. xiii. 563 Nor are we able to distinguish..between a well-painted picture..and the objects themselves in relief.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. iii. 184 Solid well-painted carpentry.
1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser.: Home Handicrafts 67 The rule in building should be good joints and well-painted joints.
2003 Oxoniensia 67 219 The well-painted surfaces did not allow the surface of the timber to be seen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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