ppl. a. Also bespoke. [See BESPEAK v.]
† 1. Spoken, of speech; as in well-bespoken. Obs.
1474. Caxton, Chesse, III. vi. (1860), H iv b. The hostelers ought to be wel bespoken and curtoys of wordes. Ibid. (1483), Gold. Leg., 387/4. A mayden wel bespoken.
2. Ordered, commissioned, arranged for.
1607. Heywood, F. Mayde Exch., Wks. 1874, II. 31. Here is bespoken work.
1807. W. Taylor, in Ann. Rev., V. 577. Which gives to his treatise an appearance of bespoken work.
1882. Birmingh. Daily Mail, 11 Jan., 4/4. Boot Trade.—Employment Wanted by thoroughly experienced man, accustomed to bespoke trade.
3. Spoken of, talked of.
1871. Blackie, Four Phases, i. 59. The much-bespoken utilitarianism of the most recent ethical school.
