ppl. a. [f. ELEMENT v. + -ED.]
1. Composed of or produced by (any or all of) the four elements.
c. 1400. Test. Love, II. (1560), 288 b/2. Of hem all governments in this elemented world proceden.
c. 1535. Dewes, Introd., in Palsgr. (1852), 1053. All thynges ben elemented [Fr. ellementées] onely, as … metals or be elemented and vegetables, as herbes.
1605. Timme, Quersit., III. 142. Three distinct substances in euery natural elemented body.
1650. Ashmole, Chym. Coll., Mercury in all Elemented substances is one and the same.
1661. Boyle, Scept. Chem., V. 346. That all elemented bodies be compounded of the same number of Elements.
1771. Muse in Miniature, 77. Now rushing cataracts descend To calm the elemented fray.
b. Impregnated with various elements; fig.
1650. Ashmole, Chym. Coll., 24. Collecting into Books this Elemented Water falling from Heaven.
2. Instructed, well-grounded in one’s art.
1662. Fuller, Worthies, I. 23. The Fishery did breed the natural and best elemented seamen.
