Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WELL-READ, a.

Having extensive reading.

WELL-REGU-LA-TED, a.

Having good regulations.

WELL'-ROOM, n. [well and room.]

In a boat, a place in the bottom where the water is collected, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop.

WELL'SET, a.

Having good symmetry of parts.

WELL-SET-TLED, a.

Fully settled; well married.

WELL-SINIC-ER, n.

One who digs well.

WELL'-SPED, a.

Having good success.

WELL'-SPENT, a. [well and spent.]

Spent or passed in virtue; as, a well-spent life; well-spent days. Pope.

WELL'-SPOK-EN, a. [well and speak.]

1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; or speaking kindly.
2. Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.

WELL'-SPRING, a. [well and spring.]

A source of continual supply. Prov. xvi.

WELL-STOR-ED, a.

Fully stored.

WELL'-SWEEP,

See SWEEP.

WELL-TEM'PER-ED, a.

Having a good temper.

WELL-TIM-ED, a.

Done at a proper time.

WELL-TRAIN-ED, a.

Correctly trained.

WELL-TRI-ED, a.

Having been fully tried. Southey,

WELL'-WA-TER, a. [well and water.]

The water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; water drawn from a well.

WELL-WILL'ER,

m [well and will.] One who means kindly. Sidney. Hooker.

WELL-WISH', n. [well and wish.]

A wish of happiness. Addison.

WELL-WISH'ER, n. [supra.]

One who wishes the good of another. Addison.

WELSH, a. [Sax. weallisc, from wealh, a foreigner; weallian, to wander; G. walsch, foreign, strange, Celtic, Welsh; Walsche sprache, the Italian language, that is, foreign, or Celtic.]

Pertaining to the Welsh nation.

WELSH, n.

1. The language of Wales or of the Welsh.
2. The general name of the inhabitants of Wales. The word signifies foreigners or wanderers, and was given to this people by other nations, probably because they came from some distant country. The Welsh call themselves Cymry, in the plural, and a Welshman Cymro, and their country Cymru, of which the adjective is Cymreig, and the name of their language, Cymraeg. They are supposed to be from the Cimbri of Jutland. Owen.

WELT, n. [W. gwald, from gwal, a fence, a wall; gwaliaw, to inclose; gwaldu, to hem. See Wall.]

A border; a kind of hem or edging, as on a garment or piece of cloth, or on a shoe. Bacon.

WELT, v.t.

To furnish with a welt; to sew on a border.

WELTER, v.i. [Sax. waeltan; Sw. valtra; G. walzen; Dan. vaelter; allied probably to wallow, L. voluto.]

To roll, as the body of animal; but usually, to roll or wallow in some foul matter; as, to welter in blood or in filth. Dryden.