hail+fellow+well+met
31well — Ⅰ. well [1] ► ADVERB (better, best) 1) in a good or satisfactory way. 2) in a condition of prosperity or comfort. 3) in a favourable or approving manner. 4) in a thorough manner. 5) …
32hail — {{11}}hail (interj.) greetings! c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. heill health, prosperity, good luck; and from O.E. hals, shortening of wæs hæil be healthy (see HEALTH (Cf. health) and Cf. WASSAIL (Cf. wassail)). {{12}}hail (n.)… …
33fellow — The original sense of this word was business partner, but by the fourteenth century it also had the meaning of companion in a more general sense. It became the usual way of addressing a male servant, and at first would have been thought to be… …
34hail — 1. n. & v. n. 1 pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. 2 (foll. by of) a barrage or onslaught (of missiles, curses, questions, etc.). v. 1 intr. (prec. by it as subject) hail falls (it is hailing; if it hails). 2 a tr …
35hail — , hale Hale means robust and vigorous, or to drag or forcibly draw (as in haled into court ), in which sense it is related to haul. Hail describes a greeting, a salute, or a downpour (as in hailstorm or hail of bullets ). The expressions are… …
36hail, hale — Hale means robust and vigorous, or to drag or forcibly draw (as in haled into court), in which sense it is related to haul Hail describes a greeting, a salute, or a downpour (as in hailstorm or hail of bullets ). The expressions are hale and… …
37hail, hale — Hale means robust and vigorous, or to drag or forcibly draw (as in haled into court), in which sense it is related to haul Hail describes a greeting, a salute, or a downpour (as in hailstorm or hail of bullets ). The expressions are hale and… …
38well — well1 adverb (better, best) 1》 in a good or satisfactory way. ↘in a condition of prosperity or comfort. ↘archaic luckily; opportunely: hail fellow, well met. 2》 in a thorough manner. ↘to a great extent or degree; very much. ↘Brit …
39well — See: ALL VERY WELL, AS WELL, AS WELL AS, HAIL FELLOW WELL MET, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, PLAY ONE S CARDS RIGHT or PLAY ONE S CARDS WELL, VERY WELL, WEAR WELL …
40well — See: ALL VERY WELL, AS WELL, AS WELL AS, HAIL FELLOW WELL MET, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, PLAY ONE S CARDS RIGHT or PLAY ONE S CARDS WELL, VERY WELL, WEAR WELL …
