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单词 well-trussed
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well-trussedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈtrʌst/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈtrəst/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and truss v. and -ed suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., truss v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < well adv. + truss v. + -ed suffix1.
1. Of a person, animal, part of the body, etc.: solidly or compactly built; sturdy, stocky. Also well-trussed-together. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > [adjective] > good
well-madec1325
well-setc1330
featous1340
largec1405
well-trussedc1425
well-attempereda1460
well-featureda1460
clean-limbed1461
well-bodied1481
well-drawn?a1534
clean-madea1535
trussed1548
clean-legged1568
trim1568
well-knit1581
well-thewed1583
well-timbered1595
clear-limbed1596
clean-timbered1598
well-mounted1607
well-turned1631
clever1674
neat-limbeda1697
well built1706
well-set-up1790
clean-built1840
athletic1925
mesomorphic1926
c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 58 (MED) A rennyng hounde shuld..have greet nosethrelles and open and..smale hangyng ballokis and wel trussyd togideris.
1529 T. Paynell tr. Assaute & Conquest Heuen sig. B.ii As a man whan he is wel trussed, is therefor moche ye lyghter.
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 115v The hole body..large, hye, liuely sprited, & wel trussed.
1596 J. Harington Apol. sig. Miiij Me thought there rushed into my chamber, a thicke well trussed fellow.
1639 T. de Gray Compl. Horseman i. iv. 22 He must have..a well-trussed-together Body.
1653 W. Harvey Anat. Exercitations lvi. 330 The long slimme Fellows..can stand, walk, run, or vault longer..then square, and well trussed men.
1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. i. 225 The Tumbler..is a well trust Dog.
?1781 J. Ringsted Cattle-keeper's Assistant (ed. 9) 33 The bull should have..well trussed thighs.
1822 Sporting Mag. Oct. 14/2 He was a well-dressed, well-trussed, well-shaped youth.
1898 J. M. Henderson Chron. Kartdale 183 He..has possibly overheard some maid or maidens give whisper to some eulogy on his well-trussed body.
2. Securely bound or tied up; (also) wearing tight or restrictive clothing. Also well-trussed-up.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > collecting in a bundle > made into bundles
well-trussed1606
bundled1796
fascicular1866
1606 J. Finet tr. R. de Lucinge Beginning, Continuance, & Decay Estates v. 28 This dependance shall be better ordered if the Generall can content himselfe with small store of luggage and that well trussed vp.
1633 G. Herbert Church Porch in Temple xxiv Man is a shop of rules, a well truss'd pack, Whose every parcell under-writes a law.
1721 J. Trenchard & T. Gordon Coll. Cato's Polit. Lett. in London Jrnl 27 A thousand Stock-Jobbers, well truss'd up,..would be a cheap Sacrifice to the Manes of Trade.
1826 Spirit Eng. Mag. 15 June 244/2 His quilted doublet of slashed damask, his jagged hosen, and well trussed-points.
1881 London Society Christmas 48/2 He merely looked his admiration, and did not take hold of the well-trussed bird.
1907 H. Garland Money Magic xxi. 248 I feel as well trussed as me lady's footman.
1957 S. Hughes Famous Mozart Operas 122 Zerlina abandons a thoroughly well-trussed-up Leporello and gaily leaves the scene.
1991 Observer (Nexis) 3 Feb. 60 A 100ft elevator..which creaks up and down with the old-fashioned efficiency of a well-trussed matron.
2004 L. Davis Scandal takes Holiday (2006) xxiii. 122 A large mullet was sitting..with its tail lolling up against a well-trussed bag of leeks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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