well(-)conˈtented, ppl. a.
| 1555 R. Pownall Musculus' Temporiser iii. E j b, Being wel contented to suffre & indure al that the Lord hath ordeined for me, in that behalf. 1600 Shakes. Sonn. xxxii, If thou suruiue my well contented daie. 1611 Tarlton's Jests (1638) B 2, The Gentleman noting his mad humour, went his way wel contented: for he knew not how to amend it. a 1661 B. Holyday Juvenal xiii. (1673) 238 Then there was no such rout Of gods, as now: a few did serve throughout The well-contented skies. 1842 Tennyson Gardener's Dau. 88 From the woods Came voices of the well-contented doves. 1870 Morris Earthly Par. iii. II. 431 Unless The dawn..should creep Cold-footed o'er their well-contented sleep. |