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/wel"mayd"/, adj.1. skillfully built or constructed: a well-made sofa.2. strongly built; well-built: sturdy, well-made youngsters.[1250-1300; ME]
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well-made — [wel′mād′] adj. 1. well proportioned; strongly built; skillfully and soundly put together 2. Literature Drama a) skillfully constructed or contrived [a well made plot] b) having a skillfully contrived plot [a well made play] … English World dictionary
well-made — well′ made′ adj. 1) cvb skillfully built or put together 2) cvb characterized by a carefully constructed and sometimes contrived plot: a well made play[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
well-made — index solid (sound), strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-made — /wɛl ˈmeɪd/ (say wel mayd) adjective 1. of or relating to that which has been made well: a well made sewing machine. 2. (of an animal, especially a human) conforming in size, strength and appearance to the most admired type: Ben was a well made… …
well-made — made with high quality, manufactured well … English contemporary dictionary
Well-made play — The well made play (from the French: pièce bien faite ) is a genre of theatre from the nineteenth century, which Eugène Scribe first codified and is thought to have created and which Victorien Sardou developed. By the mid nineteenth century, it… … Wikipedia
well-made play — French pièce bien faite Play constructed according to strict technical principles that produce neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness. The form was developed с 1825 by Eugène Scribe and became dominant on 19th century European and U.S.… … Universalium
well-made — Synonyms and related words: Junoesque, adamantine, agreeable, amply endowed, assembled, becoming, bonny, braw, built, built for comfort, bulky, buxom, callipygian, callipygous, cast, clean, clean cut, comely, constructed, crafted, created,… … Moby Thesaurus
well-made — adjective Properly constructed or manufactured … Wiktionary
well made — adjective 1》 strongly or skilfully constructed. 2》 (of a person) having a sturdy build … English new terms dictionary