Well"-fa"vored (?), a. Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the
eye.
Rachel was beautiful and well-favored.
Gen. xxix. 17.
Well"head` (?), n. A source, spring, or fountain.
At the wellhead the purest streams arise.
Spenser.
Our public-school and university life is a great wellhead of new and
irresponsible words.
Earle.
Well"hole` (?), n.
1. (Arch.) (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
(b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.
2. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain
mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes. W. M.
Buchanan.
Well`-in*formed" (?), a. Correctly informed; provided with information;
well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
Wel`ling*to"ni*a (?), n. [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.]
(Bot.) A name given to the "big trees" (Sequoia gigantea) of
California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
Wel"ling*tons (?), n. pl. [After the Duke of Wellington.] A kind of
long boots for men.
Well`-in*ten"tioned (?), a. Having upright intentions or honorable
purposes.
Dutchmen who had sold themselves to France, as the wellintentioned
party.
Macaulay.
Well"-known` (?), a. Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.
A church well known with a well-known rite.