† well-sittingadj.

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and sitting adj.

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

Etymology: < well adv. + sitting adj. Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French bien seant, French bienséant attractively shaped (c1100 in Old French as ben seant), suitable, fitting, appropriate (13th cent.).

Obsolete.

Exactly or attractively shaped; perfectly suitable or appropriate; (esp. of clothing) that fits, rests, or hangs well. Also: favourably disposed, sympathetic, partial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective]

(fair) of flesh and fellc1000

sittinga1300

well-sittinga1300

well-shapedc1300

lealc1350

well-shapenc1380

shapelya1382

well-formeda1425

well-moulded1616

shapeful1621

clever1674

shapeable1719

formful1798

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > that fits in specific way > well-fitting

well-sittinga1300

justc1440

well-fitting1576

featly1801

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > perfectly suited or fitted

well-sittinga1300

well-fitting1578

glove-fitting1868

fairly-fitted1870

made-to-measure1885

tailor-made1896

good-fitting1903

a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 2 (MED) Ic habbe ibeo..inne wel sittende schon in pruttere iwede.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 38 Clothinge..streite and well sittinge and iuste [Fr. bien justes et estroites].

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) ix. 37 Well syttyng on horsbacke, and tyl a wysshe wel shapen of alle membres.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin (1899) xiv. 227 She was sklender a-boute the flankes and the haunche lowe and comly well sittynge.

?1572 T. Paynell tr. Treasurie Amadis of Fraunce xii. 284 This..shall be a thyng verye well syttyng and conuenient for your accustomed graciousnesse.

1672 in Fountainhall's Decision in M. P. Brown Suppl. Dict. Decisions Court of Session (1826) II. 647 Why..did not one opportunity, one occasion, offer, of a well-sitting Sheriff?

1832 J. S. Knowles Hunchback ii. i. 31 She finds it a very pattern of a gown! A well sitting flounce!

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

单词	well-sitting
释义	† well-sittingadj. Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and sitting adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sitting adj. Etymology: < well adv. + sitting adj. Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French bien seant, French bienséant attractively shaped (c1100 in Old French as ben seant), suitable, fitting, appropriate (13th cent.). Obsolete. Exactly or attractively shaped; perfectly suitable or appropriate; (esp. of clothing) that fits, rests, or hangs well. Also: favourably disposed, sympathetic, partial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > beauty of shape or form > [adjective] (fair) of flesh and fellc1000 sittinga1300 well-sittinga1300 well-shapedc1300 lealc1350 well-shapenc1380 shapelya1382 well-formeda1425 well-moulded1616 shapeful1621 clever1674 shapeable1719 formful1798 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > that fits in specific way > well-fitting well-sittinga1300 justc1440 well-fitting1576 featly1801 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > perfectly suited or fitted well-sittinga1300 well-fitting1578 glove-fitting1868 fairly-fitted1870 made-to-measure1885 tailor-made1896 good-fitting1903 a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 2 (MED) Ic habbe ibeo..inne wel sittende schon in pruttere iwede. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 38 Clothinge..streite and well sittinge and iuste [Fr. bien justes et estroites]. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) ix. 37 Well syttyng on horsbacke, and tyl a wysshe wel shapen of alle membres. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin (1899) xiv. 227 She was sklender a-boute the flankes and the haunche lowe and comly well sittynge. ?1572 T. Paynell tr. Treasurie Amadis of Fraunce xii. 284 This..shall be a thyng verye well syttyng and conuenient for your accustomed graciousnesse. 1672 in Fountainhall's Decision in M. P. Brown Suppl. Dict. Decisions Court of Session (1826) II. 647 Why..did not one opportunity, one occasion, offer, of a well-sitting Sheriff? 1832 J. S. Knowles Hunchback ii. i. 31 She finds it a very pattern of a gown! A well sitting flounce! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1300
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