well-tendedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈtɛndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈtɛndəd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and tended adj.¹

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

Etymology: < well adv. + tended adj.¹

Properly or diligently looked after.

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the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [adjective] > cultivated or planted > well cared for

well-tended1570

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 15^v House Calfe, and go suckle it twise on a day.., then weane it (well tended) at fifty daies ende.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 165 Next of all are the stables, wherein their horses are marvellous well tended.

1671 J. Halfpenny Gentleman's Jocky 270 It..causeth a good Digestion, if the Horse be kept warm and well tended.

1749 H. Jones Poems Several Occasions 60 This straying Lamb..in thy Fold is fed: Restor'd to taste, with thy well-tended few.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 59 Many a sheltered and well-tended plant.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 97 The sloping hill-side..is covered with well-tended vineyards.

1920 C. Carswell Open Door! iii. i. 281 Joanna could not see them as other than elegant, well-tended little camels.

1966 J. Sankey Chalkland Ecol. i. 12 Parkland, with isolated trees in addition to well-tended woodland.

2000 J. Harris Blackberry Wine (2001) xxix. 150 The three women's faces.., mouths lipsticked wide over white, well-tended teeth.

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

单词	well-tended
释义	well-tendedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈtɛndᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtɛndəd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and tended adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., tended adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + tended adj.¹ Properly or diligently looked after. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > wild and cultivated plants > [adjective] > cultivated or planted > well cared for well-tended1570 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 15^v House Calfe, and go suckle it twise on a day.., then weane it (well tended) at fifty daies ende. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 165 Next of all are the stables, wherein their horses are marvellous well tended. 1671 J. Halfpenny Gentleman's Jocky 270 It..causeth a good Digestion, if the Horse be kept warm and well tended. 1749 H. Jones Poems Several Occasions 60 This straying Lamb..in thy Fold is fed: Restor'd to taste, with thy well-tended few. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 59 Many a sheltered and well-tended plant. View more context for this quotation 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 97 The sloping hill-side..is covered with well-tended vineyards. 1920 C. Carswell Open Door! iii. i. 281 Joanna could not see them as other than elegant, well-tended little camels. 1966 J. Sankey Chalkland Ecol. i. 12 Parkland, with isolated trees in addition to well-tended woodland. 2000 J. Harris Blackberry Wine (2001) xxix. 150 The three women's faces.., mouths lipsticked wide over white, well-tended teeth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1570
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