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well-turned

[wel-turnd]

well-turned

[wel-turnd]
adjective
1.
gracefully shaped: a well-turned ankle.
2.
gracefully and concisely expressed: a well-turned phrase.

Origin:
1610–20
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well-turned
 
adj
1.  (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous
2.  having a pleasing shape: a well-turned leg

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