mend
verb (used with object)
to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing.
well-mended
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a word derived from
mend.
Example Sentences
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He was lifted into the boat by the tail, the triangles came out easily under the knife, and off went a well-mended fish of about 13 lb.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
The majority of these rainbow trout were apparently in the condition best described as well-mended.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
Easy 'tis following the chariot That by Fortune is driven, Like the baggage that moves Over well-mended highways After the train of a prince.
From The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres by Edgar Alfred Bowring
Meantime, a wag of a fellow, an intimate friend of Briarly's, appeared in Market street in an old rusty coat, worn hat, and well-mended but clean and whole trowsers and vest.
From Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
A great sense of comfort stole over him in this poor room behind the well-mended but snowy curtains, in the company of this simple, sensible woman, whose features were shadowed by a gentle seriousness.
From At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas by Paul Heyse
