armlessadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈɑːmləs/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmləs/

Forms: see arm n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arm n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < arm n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without arms. Also (of a tree): without branches.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [adjective] > having no

armlessc1405

the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having branch(es) > without leaves or branches

armless1596

branchless1611

unbranched1731

limbless1770

boughless1839

boughed1852

bare-poled1864

staggy1933

rownsepyked1937

c1405 (c1375) G. Chaucer Monk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 205 And say an hand armlees that wroot ful faste.

1596 R. Linche Dom Diego in Diella sig. F2^v The crazen tops of armelesse Trees.

1675 T. R. tr. G. Marino Slaughter of Innocents iv. xxix. 107 The armless Trunks a dismal sight afford.

1709 R. Steele et al. Tatler No. 80. in Lucubrations Isaac Bickerstaff (1710) I. 1/2 A fair young Lady sat in an armless Chair.

1798 G. Thompson Sentimental Tour 226 I pass many armless, decayed bodies of huge sapless elms.

1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet ii. 56 Tho' I was born armless, an' aye unco wee, My Maggy was muckle an' bunted for me.

1859 G. H. Lewes Physiol. Common Life II. xii. 382 Progenitors of armless and legless babies.

1883 Daily Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) 19 Oct. He wears the remnants of two or three shirts, an armless coat, and two or three pairs of tattered pants.

1919 B. W. Sinclair Burned Bridges xxvii. 274 Armless, legless men, halt and lame, gassed and shrapnel-scarred.

1960 C. Kapp in New Worlds Sci. Fiction (U.S. ed.) May 11 The slag-cases..stood up thick and tall like armless trees in some fantastic petrified forest.

2009 Economist June 87/3 The armless boy was plucked out of his plundered hospital and sent to Britain for generous treatment and education.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

armlessadj.²

Brit.

/ˈɑːmləs/, U.S.

/ˈɑrmləs/

Forms: see arms n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arms n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < arm, singular of arms n. + -less suffix.

Now somewhat rare.

Without weapons or armour, unarmed; without means of attack or defence.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not

weaponlessa1000

unweaponedc1200

barec1275

unarmed1297

nakedc1300

plaina1400

disarmedc1425

unboden1456

unbarbed1565

unbarded1598

unmunitioned1626

armlessa1640

munitionless1871

barehanded1874

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccccc/1 Integrity thus armeless seekes her foes.

1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. vi. 87 We shall find them all armed but the armless Hind.

1751 London Daily Advertiser & Lit. Gaz. 17 May Stings, a single Wound from which must destroy the armless, as well as defenceless, Animal.

1815 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg 27 May 662 Armless as they will be, you would not, I imagine, care to face any one of them.

1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxxvii. 17 Toothless malice, armless malevolence!

2013 J. M. Pensado Rebel Mexico vi. 168 A call to an armless revolution echoed in most Latin American campuses in the wake of the Cuban Revolution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	armless
释义	armlessadj.¹ Brit. /ˈɑːmləs/, U.S. /ˈɑrmləs/ Forms: see arm n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arm n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < arm n.¹ + -less suffix. Without arms. Also (of a tree): without branches. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [adjective] > having no armlessc1405 the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or having branch(es) > without leaves or branches armless1596 branchless1611 unbranched1731 limbless1770 boughless1839 boughed1852 bare-poled1864 staggy1933 rownsepyked1937 c1405 (c1375) G. Chaucer Monk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 205 And say an hand armlees that wroot ful faste. 1596 R. Linche Dom Diego in Diella sig. F2^v The crazen tops of armelesse Trees. 1675 T. R. tr. G. Marino Slaughter of Innocents iv. xxix. 107 The armless Trunks a dismal sight afford. 1709 R. Steele et al. Tatler No. 80. in Lucubrations Isaac Bickerstaff (1710) I. 1/2 A fair young Lady sat in an armless Chair. 1798 G. Thompson Sentimental Tour 226 I pass many armless, decayed bodies of huge sapless elms. 1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet ii. 56 Tho' I was born armless, an' aye unco wee, My Maggy was muckle an' bunted for me. 1859 G. H. Lewes Physiol. Common Life II. xii. 382 Progenitors of armless and legless babies. 1883 Daily Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock, Arkansas) 19 Oct. He wears the remnants of two or three shirts, an armless coat, and two or three pairs of tattered pants. 1919 B. W. Sinclair Burned Bridges xxvii. 274 Armless, legless men, halt and lame, gassed and shrapnel-scarred. 1960 C. Kapp in New Worlds Sci. Fiction (U.S. ed.) May 11 The slag-cases..stood up thick and tall like armless trees in some fantastic petrified forest. 2009 Economist June 87/3 The armless boy was plucked out of his plundered hospital and sent to Britain for generous treatment and education. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). armlessadj.² Brit. /ˈɑːmləs/, U.S. /ˈɑrmləs/ Forms: see arms n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arms n., -less suffix. Etymology: < arm, singular of arms n. + -less suffix. Now somewhat rare. Without weapons or armour, unarmed; without means of attack or defence. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not weaponlessa1000 unweaponedc1200 barec1275 unarmed1297 nakedc1300 plaina1400 disarmedc1425 unboden1456 unbarbed1565 unbarded1598 unmunitioned1626 armlessa1640 munitionless1871 barehanded1874 a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccccc/1 Integrity thus armeless seekes her foes. 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. vi. 87 We shall find them all armed but the armless Hind. 1751 London Daily Advertiser & Lit. Gaz. 17 May Stings, a single Wound from which must destroy the armless, as well as defenceless, Animal. 1815 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg 27 May 662 Armless as they will be, you would not, I imagine, care to face any one of them. 1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxxvii. 17 Toothless malice, armless malevolence! 2013 J. M. Pensado Rebel Mexico vi. 168 A call to an armless revolution echoed in most Latin American campuses in the wake of the Cuban Revolution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹c1405adj.²a1640
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