WELL-BRED
ADJECTIVES
► BLOODY well-bred, having good blood in the veins → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FALKLAND-BRED well-mannered, as if bred at court, courtly, polished, well-bred → 1721 Sc. obs.
► JAUNTY of persons, their manners, etc.: well-bred; gentlemanly; genteel → 1674 obs.
► MENSEFUL mannerly, polite, well-behaved; courteous, well-bred; respectful → 1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► PURE MERINO first-class, well-bred, elite → 1827 Aust. & NZ colloq.
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