ironlessadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪənləs/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rnləs/

Forms: see iron n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + -less suffix.

†A. adv.

Without using iron tools. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. l. 685 And rape seed in to their hedes gete Al yronles, wol make hem growe faste; And ofte ydoon the faster wyl they haste.

B. adj.

Devoid of iron; not possessing or using iron; not made with iron.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > without iron tools

ironless1838

1838 Morning Herald (N.Y.) 1 Aug. 4/1 Close matted grass no impression receives, As ironless hoofs bound aloft from the leaves.

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vii. 169 Their connection with the ironless Maoris and Tahitians.

1913 T. Roosevelt Hist. as Lit. 117 Our children's children, or their children's children, shall dwell in an ironless age.

1977 Design Engin. 19/1 One type of ironless rotor construction has the rotor formed into a flat disc.

2005 N. Johnson Big Dead Place i. 7 We relaxed with coffee in the ironless hut, a wooden black box the size of a prison cell, which was built without ferrous metals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ironless
释义	ironlessadv.adj. Brit. /ˈʌɪənləs/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnləs/ Forms: see iron n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: iron n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < iron n.¹ + -less suffix. †A. adv. Without using iron tools. Obsolete. ΚΠ tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. l. 685 And rape seed in to their hedes gete Al yronles, wol make hem growe faste; And ofte ydoon the faster wyl they haste. B. adj. Devoid of iron; not possessing or using iron; not made with iron. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > without iron tools ironless1838 1838 Morning Herald (N.Y.) 1 Aug. 4/1 Close matted grass no impression receives, As ironless hoofs bound aloft from the leaves. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vii. 169 Their connection with the ironless Maoris and Tahitians. 1913 T. Roosevelt Hist. as Lit. 117 Our children's children, or their children's children, shall dwell in an ironless age. 1977 Design Engin. 19/1 One type of ironless rotor construction has the rotor formed into a flat disc. 2005 N. Johnson Big Dead Place i. 7 We relaxed with coffee in the ironless hut, a wooden black box the size of a prison cell, which was built without ferrous metals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.?1440
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