well-workedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwəːkt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈwərkt/

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

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., work v., -ed suffix¹; well adv., worked adj.

Etymology: Partly < well adv. + work v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly < well adv. + worked adj.

1. Of a substance or material: thoroughly or properly subjected to a particular process or operation; well shaped, kneaded, pressed, etc.; spec. (of land or soil) thoroughly or repeatedly cultivated.In quot. 1687: thoroughly fermented; = well-wrought adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [adjective] > thoroughly operated

well-worked1655

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick ii. viii. 83 Take Butter made in May, if you can get it, or other that is fresh and well worked [L. diligenter elotum].

1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 409 Put them into 4l. of Canary or good White Whine, or..into the same quantity of strong and well-workt Ale.

1758 J. Humphrey Ess. Bread 20 A tough Piece of well-work'd Dough.

1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica III. 763 The maize..must..rob them [sc. the sugar-cane] of great part of that food of which they are in want, especially in the poorer, well-worked lands.

1789 Capt. Thomson tr. A. V. P. d'Antoni Treat. Gun-powder 291 Smooth the roof and bottom of the branch with well worked plaister.

1854 F. Overman Manuf. Iron v. 344 Well-worked iron..is not in the least degree inferior to that shingled by the T hammer.

1870 Ann. Rep. Amer. Inst. N.Y. 1869–70 533 in Docs. Assembly State N.Y. (93rd Session, Doc. No. 212) XIII A good, well-worked, deeply-cultivated and thoroughly-drained clay loam.

1912 B. E. Baughan Brown Bread from Colonial Oven vii. 135 The butter.., well worked and salted,..lies upon the dark wood table.

1988 R. Salutin Man of Little Faith vi. 186 The well-worked fields and valleys of Europe.

2007 U. Singh Hist. Anc. & Early Medieval India v. 247/1 It was made out of well-worked, very high quality clay.

2. Skilfully or finely made or executed. Cf. well-wrought adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > skilfully made or wrought

craftyOE

well-wrought?c1225

broidenc1230

quaintc1300

craftily?c1335

craftiousc1400

hagherc1400

well-madec1475

artificial1490

well-framed1532

well-fashioned1542

crafted?1548

well-laboured1550

finished1582

well built1605

well-arted?1611

composeda1616

technical1656

affabrous1755

well-worked1865

technic1877

well-crafted1926

1669 ‘Eleutherius’ tr. L. M. Du Bail Famous Chinois 120 Well workt tempers are never friends to baseness.

1698 J. Collier tr. Lactantius in Short View Immorality Eng. Stage vi. 266 A well work'd Poem is a powerful piece of Imposture.

1761 Crit. Rev. Dec. 433 The Act ends with a well-worked scene, in which Beverley renounces Belinda for ever.

1819 T. Busby Hist. Music II. 462 His oratorial choruses..exhibit well-worked fugues.

1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times vi. 195 The well-worked implements of the tumuli.

1915 Industr. Arts Mag. Oct. 145/2 Some well-worked buttonholes.

1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. 19/8 Reading gave UEA and their supporters a scare by scoring a well-worked try which was converted.

2003 H. Khatib Palestine & Egypt under Ottomans v. 83/2 His well-worked pencil drawing of Henry Salt.

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

单词	well-worked
释义	well-workedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwəːkt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwərkt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and worked adj. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., work v., -ed suffix¹; well adv., worked adj. Etymology: Partly < well adv. + work v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly < well adv. + worked adj. 1. Of a substance or material: thoroughly or properly subjected to a particular process or operation; well shaped, kneaded, pressed, etc.; spec. (of land or soil) thoroughly or repeatedly cultivated.In quot. 1687: thoroughly fermented; = well-wrought adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adjective] > thoroughly operated well-worked1655 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick ii. viii. 83 Take Butter made in May, if you can get it, or other that is fresh and well worked [L. diligenter elotum]. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 409 Put them into 4l. of Canary or good White Whine, or..into the same quantity of strong and well-workt Ale. 1758 J. Humphrey Ess. Bread 20 A tough Piece of well-work'd Dough. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica III. 763 The maize..must..rob them [sc. the sugar-cane] of great part of that food of which they are in want, especially in the poorer, well-worked lands. 1789 Capt. Thomson tr. A. V. P. d'Antoni Treat. Gun-powder 291 Smooth the roof and bottom of the branch with well worked plaister. 1854 F. Overman Manuf. Iron v. 344 Well-worked iron..is not in the least degree inferior to that shingled by the T hammer. 1870 Ann. Rep. Amer. Inst. N.Y. 1869–70 533 in Docs. Assembly State N.Y. (93rd Session, Doc. No. 212) XIII A good, well-worked, deeply-cultivated and thoroughly-drained clay loam. 1912 B. E. Baughan Brown Bread from Colonial Oven vii. 135 The butter.., well worked and salted,..lies upon the dark wood table. 1988 R. Salutin Man of Little Faith vi. 186 The well-worked fields and valleys of Europe. 2007 U. Singh Hist. Anc. & Early Medieval India v. 247/1 It was made out of well-worked, very high quality clay. 2. Skilfully or finely made or executed. Cf. well-wrought adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > skilfully made or wrought craftyOE well-wrought?c1225 broidenc1230 quaintc1300 craftily?c1335 craftiousc1400 hagherc1400 well-madec1475 artificial1490 well-framed1532 well-fashioned1542 crafted?1548 well-laboured1550 finished1582 well built1605 well-arted?1611 composeda1616 technical1656 affabrous1755 well-worked1865 technic1877 well-crafted1926 1669 ‘Eleutherius’ tr. L. M. Du Bail Famous Chinois 120 Well workt tempers are never friends to baseness. 1698 J. Collier tr. Lactantius in Short View Immorality Eng. Stage vi. 266 A well work'd Poem is a powerful piece of Imposture. 1761 Crit. Rev. Dec. 433 The Act ends with a well-worked scene, in which Beverley renounces Belinda for ever. 1819 T. Busby Hist. Music II. 462 His oratorial choruses..exhibit well-worked fugues. 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times vi. 195 The well-worked implements of the tumuli. 1915 Industr. Arts Mag. Oct. 145/2 Some well-worked buttonholes. 1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. 19/8 Reading gave UEA and their supporters a scare by scoring a well-worked try which was converted. 2003 H. Khatib Palestine & Egypt under Ottomans v. 83/2 His well-worked pencil drawing of Henry Salt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1655
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