best-tempered (adj.) Old form(s): best temperd , best temper'd
most skilfully crafted, of the finest quality [as of metal]
2H4 I.i.115[Morton to Northumberland, of Percy] his death ... took fire and heat away / From the best-tempered courage in his troops
TNK I.iii.10[Pirithous to Hippolyta] Those best affections that the heavens infuse / In their best-tempered pieces
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