well-servedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈsəːvd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈsərvd/

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

Etymology: < well adv. + served adj.. Compare French bien servi (1690 or earlier).

1. Amply provided with something (also with for); spec. presented or supplied with plenty of food and drink. Also of a meal, etc.: properly served.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals

substantial1340

simplea1387

dry1483

of substance?c1500

large1528

hearty?1550

abstemious1604

scrambling1607

running1618

lusty1672

sit-down1789

well-served1796

à la carte1816

slap-up1823

quaresimal1828

scratch1851

square1868

scrambly1900

set1914

handout1915

all-you-can-eat1940

spready1960

carbo-load1986

1682 R. Blome Geogr. Descr. World (new ed.) in Cosmogr. & Geogr. ii. 165 Beckley, seated also on the Waveney; a very large Town, having a considerable, much frequented, and well served Market on Saturdays.

1796 E. Wynne Diary 3 Dec. in Wynne Diaries (1935) II. ix. 137 We were able to give them a tolerably well served dinner.

1849 C. J. Lever Confessions Con Cregan I. xviii. 263 A well-served table.

1876 Coursing Cal. 26 A party of upwards of thirty sat down to a capital and well-served dinner.

1896 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 858 While South-Western Africa is hopelessly and terribly arid, South-Eastern Africa is well served for rainfall.

1922 R. Beach Flowing Gold xxiv. 298 The test of a well-run house is a well-served meal. Dish-breaking ought to be a felony.

1933 G. Stewart White Armies Russia xi. 278 The need of supplies which could not be furnished by a well-served supply organization.

1989 Guardian 14 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 27/2 Tyneside is well served for cinemas.

2007 S. Veijola & A. Valtonen in A. Pritchard et al. Tourism & Gender ii. 21 The mission is completed when a client feels content like a well-served guest.

2. Military. Of a gun, artillery, etc.: well operated. Cf. serve v.¹ 54a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [adjective] > other attributes of artillery

single1546

light1687

well-served1700

reverse1702

heavy1728

Thompson1872

1700 Knolles's Turkish Hist. (ed. 6) II. App. 539/2 The Prisoners..assured the Christian Army their Artillery was well served, and had killed many of their Soldiers.

1747 Gentleman's Mag. July 344/2 A numerous and well serv'd artillery.

1844 G. L. Craik & C. MacFarlane Pict. Hist. Eng. IV. iii. i. 671*/1 One veteran British brigade, with a few well-served guns,..would have done the work in half an hour.

1882 Ld. Wolseley Let. 16 Sept. in C. Royle Egyptian Campaigns (1886) I. 319 In full view of the enemy, and under the fire of his well-served artillery.

1917 Bellman 27 Jan. 94/1 All the world knows the enormous advantage which a well-served gun on land has over a gun on shipboard.

1996 J. G. Bilby Civil War Firearms ii. 41 Well-served artillery was far more of a factor in Andrew Jackson's 1815 victory..than rifle-wielding Kentucky militiamen.

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

单词	well-served
释义	well-servedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈsəːvd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈsərvd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., served adj. Etymology: < well adv. + served adj.. Compare French bien servi (1690 or earlier). 1. Amply provided with something (also with for); spec. presented or supplied with plenty of food and drink. Also of a meal, etc.: properly served. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals substantial1340 simplea1387 dry1483 of substance?c1500 large1528 hearty?1550 abstemious1604 scrambling1607 running1618 lusty1672 sit-down1789 well-served1796 à la carte1816 slap-up1823 quaresimal1828 scratch1851 square1868 scrambly1900 set1914 handout1915 all-you-can-eat1940 spready1960 carbo-load1986 1682 R. Blome Geogr. Descr. World (new ed.) in Cosmogr. & Geogr. ii. 165 Beckley, seated also on the Waveney; a very large Town, having a considerable, much frequented, and well served Market on Saturdays. 1796 E. Wynne Diary 3 Dec. in Wynne Diaries (1935) II. ix. 137 We were able to give them a tolerably well served dinner. 1849 C. J. Lever Confessions Con Cregan I. xviii. 263 A well-served table. 1876 Coursing Cal. 26 A party of upwards of thirty sat down to a capital and well-served dinner. 1896 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 858 While South-Western Africa is hopelessly and terribly arid, South-Eastern Africa is well served for rainfall. 1922 R. Beach Flowing Gold xxiv. 298 The test of a well-run house is a well-served meal. Dish-breaking ought to be a felony. 1933 G. Stewart White Armies Russia xi. 278 The need of supplies which could not be furnished by a well-served supply organization. 1989 Guardian 14 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 27/2 Tyneside is well served for cinemas. 2007 S. Veijola & A. Valtonen in A. Pritchard et al. Tourism & Gender ii. 21 The mission is completed when a client feels content like a well-served guest. 2. Military. Of a gun, artillery, etc.: well operated. Cf. serve v.¹ 54a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [adjective] > other attributes of artillery single1546 light1687 well-served1700 reverse1702 heavy1728 Thompson1872 1700 Knolles's Turkish Hist. (ed. 6) II. App. 539/2 The Prisoners..assured the Christian Army their Artillery was well served, and had killed many of their Soldiers. 1747 Gentleman's Mag. July 344/2 A numerous and well serv'd artillery. 1844 G. L. Craik & C. MacFarlane Pict. Hist. Eng. IV. iii. i. 671/1 One veteran British brigade, with a few well-served guns,..would have done the work in half an hour. 1882 Ld. Wolseley Let.* 16 Sept. in C. Royle Egyptian Campaigns (1886) I. 319 In full view of the enemy, and under the fire of his well-served artillery. 1917 Bellman 27 Jan. 94/1 All the world knows the enormous advantage which a well-served gun on land has over a gun on shipboard. 1996 J. G. Bilby Civil War Firearms ii. 41 Well-served artillery was far more of a factor in Andrew Jackson's 1815 victory..than rifle-wielding Kentucky militiamen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1682
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