knotlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɒtləs/, U.S.

/ˈnɑtləs/

Etymology: < knot n.¹ + -less suffix.

Without a knot, free from knots (in various senses of the noun); unknotted. In first quot. quasi-adverbial = like a thread without knots, smoothly, without check or hindrance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adverb]

smeethlya1225

knotlessc1374

smoothly1489

smootha1500

politely1598

smack-smooth1790

silkily1815

the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [adjective] > of or having knots > not having knots

knotless1589

enodous1657

free1678

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective]

smeethc725

unroughOE

plaina1398

balghc1440

smoothc1440

glat1481

fair1486

handsmooth1530

terse1602

smooth-faced1647

sleekyc1725

smack-smooth1755

knotless1792

gleg1808

textureless1846

glabrous1860

unsculptured1891

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 769 Bothe Troylus and Troye toun Shal knotles thorugh out here herte slyde.

1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks ii. 21 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Or else the knotles trunks are cut againe.

1717 W. Congreve in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses x. 336 Here, Silver Firs with knotless Trunks ascend.

1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 606 Ye'll slip frae me like a knotless thread.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 711 The manufacture of threadless, knotless, endless, useless mysteries.

1849 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 70 I slipt away from them like a knotless thread.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knotless
释义	knotlessadj. Brit. /ˈnɒtləs/, U.S. /ˈnɑtləs/ Etymology: < knot n.¹ + -less suffix. Without a knot, free from knots (in various senses of the noun); unknotted. In first quot. quasi-adverbial = like a thread without knots, smoothly, without check or hindrance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adverb] smeethlya1225 knotlessc1374 smoothly1489 smootha1500 politely1598 smack-smooth1790 silkily1815 the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [adjective] > of or having knots > not having knots knotless1589 enodous1657 free1678 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] smeethc725 unroughOE plaina1398 balghc1440 smoothc1440 glat1481 fair1486 handsmooth1530 terse1602 smooth-faced1647 sleekyc1725 smack-smooth1755 knotless1792 gleg1808 textureless1846 glabrous1860 unsculptured1891 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 769 Bothe Troylus and Troye toun Shal knotles thorugh out here herte slyde. 1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks ii. 21 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Or else the knotles trunks are cut againe. 1717 W. Congreve in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses x. 336 Here, Silver Firs with knotless Trunks ascend. 1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 606 Ye'll slip frae me like a knotless thread. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 711 The manufacture of threadless, knotless, endless, useless mysteries. 1849 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 70 I slipt away from them like a knotless thread. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1374
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