well-turned (w?l?tûrnd?)adj.1. Shapely: a well-turned ankle.2. Concisely or aptly expressed: a well-turned phrase.3. Expertly rounded or turned: a well-turned bedpost.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.well-turned adj (well turned when postpositive) 1. (of a phrase, speech, etc) apt and pleasingly sonorous2. having a pleasing shape: a well-turned leg. Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014well?-turned? adj. 1. gracefully shaped: a well-turned ankle. 2. gracefully and concisely expressed: a well-turned phrase. 3. turned or contoured skillfully or smoothly: a well-turned archway. [1610?20] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.