well-pressedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈprɛst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈprɛst/

Forms: see well adv. and pressed adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., pressed adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + pressed adj.¹

Thoroughly or skilfully pressed.

ΚΠ

1578 W. Darell Short Disc. Life Seruingmen sig. D.iij^v An exceeding heauie & darke cloud well pressed prophesieth raine.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) ii. 225 Their paper is very glossie and varie-coloured, well prest.

1735 London Mag. June 331/1 How neat the dairy, where clean lasses turn The well-prest cheese, and fragrant butter churn!

1841 B. Hall Patchwork II. vii. 117 Finally a set of women removed the well-pressed grape-skins in baskets, on their heads.

1884 Godey's Lady's Bk. June 587/2 A stock of well-pressed flowers and dried grasses.

1943 J. Dos Passos Number One v. 275 Through a forest of women's dresses and well-pressed trouserlegs he caught sight of Mr. Grossman's bald head bent over a book.

1987 Lat. Amer. Music Rev. 8 129 Despite some surface noise, the record is well pressed.

2010 H. Hatakeda From Well to Sea 103 He worked as a sales clerk in a shoe store.., and always turned out impeccably dressed in a smart, well-pressed suit, white shirt, and tie.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-pressed
释义	well-pressedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈprɛst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈprɛst/ Forms: see well adv. and pressed adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., pressed adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + pressed adj.¹ Thoroughly or skilfully pressed. ΚΠ 1578 W. Darell Short Disc. Life Seruingmen sig. D.iij^v An exceeding heauie & darke cloud well pressed prophesieth raine. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) ii. 225 Their paper is very glossie and varie-coloured, well prest. 1735 London Mag. June 331/1 How neat the dairy, where clean lasses turn The well-prest cheese, and fragrant butter churn! 1841 B. Hall Patchwork II. vii. 117 Finally a set of women removed the well-pressed grape-skins in baskets, on their heads. 1884 Godey's Lady's Bk. June 587/2 A stock of well-pressed flowers and dried grasses. 1943 J. Dos Passos Number One v. 275 Through a forest of women's dresses and well-pressed trouserlegs he caught sight of Mr. Grossman's bald head bent over a book. 1987 Lat. Amer. Music Rev. 8 129 Despite some surface noise, the record is well pressed. 2010 H. Hatakeda From Well to Sea 103 He worked as a sales clerk in a shoe store.., and always turned out impeccably dressed in a smart, well-pressed suit, white shirt, and tie. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1578
随便看	θ180727 θ180728 θ180729 θ18073 θ180730 θ180731 θ180732 θ180733 θ180734 θ180735 θ180736 θ180737 θ180738 θ180739 θ189574 θ189575 θ189576 θ189577 θ189578 θ189579 θ18958 θ189580 θ189581 θ189582 θ189583