well-strungadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈstrʌŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈstrəŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English strung , string v.

Etymology: < well adv. + strung, past participle of string v.

1. Properly or skilfully fitted or provided with strings; (also) skilfully strung together. Also (and in earliest use) figurative: fit for purpose.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [adjective] > type of bow

well-strung1602

rosined1714

unrosined1714

outcurved1868

Tourte1889

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. G Hee's noe full-made Courtier, nor well strung, That hath not euery ioynt stucke with a tongue.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 121 His lute he hent, Well strung and tun'd to pleasant sound.

1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 84 Out goe the Browne Bills, with the well-strung Bowes.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. v. i. 2265 An un-interrupted Succession of these well-strung Monosyllables.

1770 tr. Aristotle in G. A. Stevens Court of Alexander (title page) Blank Verse, or Rhyme, to Instruments well strung, Shou'd be Recitativ'd, or else in Ballad sung.

1847 Dublin Univ. Mag. Feb. 162/2 A soul attuned to high thoughts like a well-strung lyre.

1857 N. Hopkins Baccalaureate Serm. 8 Let the harp be well-strung, and it matters little what wind may blow.

1914 Numismatist Sept. 439 The scarcity of well-strung wampum threatened to cause a financial disaster.

1922 A. E. Beamish First Steps to Lawn Tennis (ed. 2) 16 The racket must be well strung, i.e. have an even tension of gut all over the playing surface.

2009 K. Kelley Dating outside your DNA xii. 106 Her whole body was as tight as a well-strung bow.

2. Of a muscle, limb, etc.: strongly built, well-developed. Cf. string v. 3a. Now rare.

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1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 85 Gods! how his nerves..Swell o'er his well-strung limbs [Gk. οἵην ἐκ ῥακέων ὁ γέρων ἐπιγουνίδα ϕαίνει].

1771 Lady's Mag. July 19/2 Thy arrogance..soon shall feel the rapid vengeance of this well-strung arm.

1817 Brit. Rev. May 369 To a great scholar..not only vast capacities of mind, but also a well-strung bodily constitution, is necessary.

1875 Dublin Rev. Oct. 479 A figure graceful, lithe, yet of well-strung muscles, capable of great endurance.

1900 J. MacCunn Making of Char. ii. i. 55 When some trial falls upon anyone we love, one of the best things to wish for him is good health and well-strung nerves.

1922 J. A. Dunn Rimrock Trail 3 He was broad-shouldered, tall and lean, weighing a hundred and seventy pounds of well-strung frame.

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

单词	well-strung
释义	well-strungadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈstrʌŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈstrəŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English strung , string v. Etymology: < well adv. + strung, past participle of string v. 1. Properly or skilfully fitted or provided with strings; (also) skilfully strung together. Also (and in earliest use) figurative: fit for purpose. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [adjective] > type of bow well-strung1602 rosined1714 unrosined1714 outcurved1868 Tourte1889 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. G Hee's noe full-made Courtier, nor well strung, That hath not euery ioynt stucke with a tongue. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 121 His lute he hent, Well strung and tun'd to pleasant sound. 1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 84 Out goe the Browne Bills, with the well-strung Bowes. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. v. i. 2265 An un-interrupted Succession of these well-strung Monosyllables. 1770 tr. Aristotle in G. A. Stevens Court of Alexander (title page) Blank Verse, or Rhyme, to Instruments well strung, Shou'd be Recitativ'd, or else in Ballad sung. 1847 Dublin Univ. Mag. Feb. 162/2 A soul attuned to high thoughts like a well-strung lyre. 1857 N. Hopkins Baccalaureate Serm. 8 Let the harp be well-strung, and it matters little what wind may blow. 1914 Numismatist Sept. 439 The scarcity of well-strung wampum threatened to cause a financial disaster. 1922 A. E. Beamish First Steps to Lawn Tennis (ed. 2) 16 The racket must be well strung, i.e. have an even tension of gut all over the playing surface. 2009 K. Kelley Dating outside your DNA xii. 106 Her whole body was as tight as a well-strung bow. 2. Of a muscle, limb, etc.: strongly built, well-developed. Cf. string v. 3a. Now rare. ΚΠ 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 85 Gods! how his nerves..Swell o'er his well-strung limbs [Gk. οἵην ἐκ ῥακέων ὁ γέρων ἐπιγουνίδα ϕαίνει]. 1771 Lady's Mag. July 19/2 Thy arrogance..soon shall feel the rapid vengeance of this well-strung arm. 1817 Brit. Rev. May 369 To a great scholar..not only vast capacities of mind, but also a well-strung bodily constitution, is necessary. 1875 Dublin Rev. Oct. 479 A figure graceful, lithe, yet of well-strung muscles, capable of great endurance. 1900 J. MacCunn Making of Char. ii. i. 55 When some trial falls upon anyone we love, one of the best things to wish for him is good health and well-strung nerves. 1922 J. A. Dunn Rimrock Trail 3 He was broad-shouldered, tall and lean, weighing a hundred and seventy pounds of well-strung frame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1602
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