hail+fellow+well+met
21well met — well′ met′ interj. archaic (used as a salutation in expressing pleasure at seeing someone): Hail, fellow! Well met![/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 …
22hail-fellow — n. /hayl fel oh/; adj. /hayl fel oh/, n. 1. Also, hail fellow, hail fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion. adj. 2. sociable; heartily genial: His hail fellow manner helped him to advance in the sales force. [1570 80] * *… …
23hail-fellow — adjective Date: 1580 hail fellow well met • hail fellow noun …
24hail-fellow — noun An intimate companion. Quotations: Hail fellow well met. Lyly …
25hail-fellow — adjective heartily friendly and congenial • Syn: ↑comradely, ↑hail fellow well met • Similar to: ↑friendly • Derivationally related forms: ↑comrade (for: ↑co …
26hail-fellow — hail fel•low n. [[t]ˈheɪlˈfɛl oʊ[/t]] adj. [[t] ˌfɛl oʊ[/t]] n. 1) Also, hail′ fel′low, hail′ fel′low well′ met′. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion 2) sociable; heartily genial • Etymology: 1570–80 …
27well-met — /wel met /, adj. Archaic. (used as a salutation or part of a salutation). Cf. hail fellow. [1580 90] * * * …
28well-met — /wel met /, adj. Archaic. (used as a salutation or part of a salutation). Cf. hail fellow. [1580 90] …
29hail — hail1 [hāl] vt. [ME hailen, to salute, greet < hail, heil < ON heill, whole, sound, akin to OE hal (see HALE1, WHOLE): used as a salutation] 1. to welcome, greet, etc. with or as with cheers; acclaim 2. to name by way of tribute; salute as… …
30hail-fel|low — «HAYL FEHL oh», adjective, adverb, noun. = hail fellow well met. See under fellow …
