well-warmedadj.
/ˌwɛlˈwɔːmd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwɔrmd/ Amply or thoroughly warmed.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > heated or warmed > heated in specific manner (of building or room)
well-warmed?1506
stoved1802
fire-warmed1825
central-heated1912
?1506 Thystorye vii. Wyse Maysters Rome (new ed.) sig. Liiiv Whan he a whyle had sytten by ye fyre & was well warmed he sayd to her [etc.].
1580 A. Saker Narbonus ii. 27 Narbonus was very wel warmed, but lyked not his bed.
1622 J. Taylor Great O'Toole Prol. sig. A3 To heate my Muse like to a well warm'd Chimney, I beg thy merry ayde.
1680 R. Couch Praxis Catholica 64 The Pill..dissolved in a Glass of well warmed White or Rhenish Wine..gives present ease.
1737 J. Armstrong Synopsis Hist. & Cure Venereal Dis. 179 He must be put into a well-warmed Bed to continue the sweating for some time.
1790 T. Pennant Of London 116 A chapel was erected, well-pewed, well-warmed, dedicated, unendowed, unconsecrated.
1818 Repertory of Arts Mar. 202 The separate pieces..are placed in a mould while hot, and surrounded with melted and well warmed suet.
1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed viii. 160 Men..who've done their work in a well-warmed studio all their lives.
1906 Daily Chron. 5 May 4/7 The sturdy beggars..who are just now making their annual exodus from well-warmed workhouses to a life of freedom on the road.
1986 Backpacker Sept. 53/1 Even the well-supplied, well-fed, well-rested, and well-warmed rescuers had to dig in.
2002 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 24 Dec. 10 Remove the joint from the tin with the vegetables and transfer to a well-warmed plate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.?1506