| 释义 |
maˈchineless, a.
[f. machine n. + -less.]
That does not use or does not require a machine or machines. Spec. machineless waving (see quot. 1966); also ellipt. as n.
1909in Webster. 1926United Free Ch. Miss. Rec. May 201/1 It was a machineless age, the world moved at a slow pace. 1933Catholic Med. Guardian Apr. 90 Catholic Law Associations..advocate the return to machineless handicrafts. 1942Horizon July 58 One of Thelma's ladies was settin' over yonder..gitting a machineless. 1966J. S. Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing 93/1 Machineless waving, (1) Hot permanent waving in which the required heat is either generated chemically in a pad applied to the hair, or by means of a pre-heated metal clamp. (2) Cold Permanent Waving. |