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well-met

American  
[wel-met] / ˈwɛlˈmɛt /

adjective

Archaic.
  1. (used as a salutation or part of a salutation.)


Etymology

Origin of well-met

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

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The two men were well-met because Mohr embodies Kasich’s style.

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2015

But Gaitskell is no hail-fellow well-met among the horny-handed men of Britain's labor unions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus it was with Druro, whom all men hailed as "well-met," and all women liked, and all Rhodesia called "Lundi," though his Christian names were really Francis Everard.

From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia

Simplicity, now of my honesty, very heartily well-met.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 by Hazlitt, William Carew

Signors, well-met: The lazy morn has scarcely trimm'd herself To entertain the sun; she still retains The slimy tincture of the banish'd night: I hardly could discern you.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert

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