well-met
[ wel-met ]
Origin of well-met
1First recorded in 1580–90
Words Nearby well-met
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How to use well-met in a sentence
well-met were we three folk; ay, no doubt: I was in a glow of content with this new fortune.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman DuncanIt could not be that Gordon, could it, with his hail-fellow-well-met manner?
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. YongeAnd surely the crime and the law were in admirable keeping: rustic constable was well met with rustic offender.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson"Well met, Miss Enistor," said the elder man in a genial manner and staring at her very directly.
A Son of Perdition | Fergus HumeAnd at first he sings small, and is hail-fellow-well-met with Sheamus—that's James of the Glens, my chieftain's agent.
Kidnapped | Robert Louis Stevenson
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