well-set

well-set [wel-set] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for well-set on Thesaurus.com adjective

Origin of well-set Middle English word dating back to 1300–50 Related Words for well-set firm, bent, stated, specified, rooted, established, confirmed, pat, immovable, obstinate, ironclad, predetermined, intent, entrenched, appointed, regular, prescribed, determined, scheduled, fixed Examples from the Web for well-set Historical Examples of well-set

The head should be small, neat, “well-set” on the neck, and gracefully “carried.”

Anonymous

The entire effect was that of the well-set stage of a society drama.

Nalbro Bartley

The neck rises from the shoulders like a column to support the well-set head.

Estelle M. Hurll

A well-set table is governed by a simple law—that of precision.

Myrtle Reed

Instead of well-set hair, baldness, and burning instead of beauty.

John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for well-set well-set adjective (well set when postpositive)