well-repairedadj.
/ˌwɛlrᵻˈpɛːd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlrəˈpɛ(ə)rd/, /ˌwɛlriˈpɛ(ə)rd/ 1. Esp. of a structure: kept in good repair; well-maintained. Now somewhat rare.In later use sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense 2.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > state of being undecayed > in good condition or repair [phrase]
well-repaireda1470
in good (also due, etc.) reparation (also reparations)1542
well-preserved1559
in reparation (also reparations)1565
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] > in good condition
well-repaireda1470
sufficient1473
in tone1513
in reparation (also reparations)1565
in repair1648
in good (fair, etc.) nick1890
on-form1965
on (full) song1967
1467–8 Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall No. A 88.2 (MED) The seide parlour and warehous..be not wele and sufficiently repaired, susteyned, kept, paved, and clensed as they owe for to be.]
a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 582 They com into a fayre courte well repayred.
1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 333 This is a very fayre house well repaired.
1600 R. Churche tr. M. Fumée Hist. Troubles Hungarie 163 The Castle of Solimos..was well repayred and fortified.
1743 A. Milne Descr. Parish Melrose 66 On the East-side of this Rivulet..stands Langshawe, a well repaired old House, with Gardens and Planting.
1803 Anti-Jacobin Rev. & Mag. Feb. 211 [He] promised them a church and a house, both well repaired, for the use of the minister.
1889 A. M. Douglas Osborne of Arrochar xxxi. 423 She bowls along the well-repaired road in the Arrochar carriage.
1976 W. Taylor Mil. Roads in Scotl. (1996) v. 135 There is..a well-repaired single-arch bridge over the Fendoch burn.
2005 J. M. Luxford Art & Archit. Eng. Benedictine Monasteries, 1300–1540 iii. 72 The well-endowed treasury, like the well-repaired monastery, [was] an unambiguous symbol of good governance.
2. Skilfully repaired; well-mended.
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1839 Ure's Dict. Arts II. 1022 The cracks of the moulds, although well repaired,..re-appear after it is baked.
1864 J. Bishop tr. A. Stradivari in Notice A. Stradivari 128 Pardon the delay of the Violin, occasioned by the varnishing of the large crack... However, you will now receive the instrument well repaired in its case.
1903 Southern Workman Apr. 220 Hampton has established a department of mending... A well-repaired wardrobe makes a girl more self-respecting.
1976 W. Stegner Spectator Bird (1990) ii. ii. 80 He had a well-repaired but unmistakable harelip.
2006 E. Brayer G. Eastman i. i. 21 He was a neat dresser, buying a suit or two each year while not neglecting hats, ties,..and well-repaired boots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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