leaflessadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːflᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈliflᵻs/

Forms: see leaf n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare earlier leaveless adj.

Without a leaf; lacking leaves or foliage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > leafless

nakedc1460

leavelessa1470

unleaved?1553

leafless1578

balda1616

unfurnished1712

unfoliaged1795

aphyllous1830

1578 W. Hunnis in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises (rev. ed.) sig. I.ij Like as the dolefull Doue, delights alone to bee, And doeth refuse the bloumed branche, chusyng the leaflesse tree.

1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham sig. C Now in the woods be leafelesse eury Tree.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 538 Above his Arms, fix'd on the leafless Wood, Appear'd his Plumy Crest.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 307 A lofty wood, Whose leafless summits to the skies aspire, Scorch'd by the sun, or sear'd by heav'nly fire.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 852 Shoots very long, rather leafless below.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 18 A cold leafless park.

1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 127 The petiole may exist without the lamina, as in leafless Acacias.

1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis ii, in Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 449 Leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers.

1906 T. Fox How to find & name Wild Flowers (1908) 114 Rock Scorpion-grass.—..flowers bright pale blue in leafless 1-sided clusters.

1942 National Geographic Mag. June 822/1 (caption) Giant Euphorbia and Didierea dot the weird landscape, almost shadowless because of the leafless trees.

2013 New Yorker 9 Dec. 40/2 This leafless root—taken in small doses—temporarily alleviates rage.

Compounds

† leafless tree n. slang Obsolete the gallows.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > gallows

gallowsOE

gallows-treea1000

warytre?a1200

gibbet?c1225

gallow-forka1250

forkc1275

juisec1320

forchesc1380

crossa1382

treec1425

patible1428

justice1484

potencec1500

haltera1533

turning-tree1548

potentc1550

three treesa1566

chates1567

mare1568

furel1587

bough1590

gibe1590

derrickc1600

hangrella1605

cross-tree1638

Gregorian tree1641

wooden horse1642

timber-marec1650

triple tree1651

furca1653

nubbing1673

a horse that was foaled of an acorn1678

nub1699

Tyburn tree1728

raven-stone1738

picture frame1785

crap1789

lamp-iron1790

Moll Blood1818

stifler1818

scragging-post1819

government signposta1828

leafless tree1830

shuggie-shue1836

doom-tree1837

stob1860–62

1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. xi. 261 Oh! there never was life like the Robber's..And its end?—why, a cheer from the crowd below, And a leap from a leafless tree!

?1845 J. Lindridge Life & Adventures Jack Rann xx. 207 What matters a death like this to me!.. Why, it is but a leap from a leafless tree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leafless
释义	leaflessadj. Brit. /ˈliːflᵻs/, U.S. /ˈliflᵻs/ Forms: see leaf n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leaf n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare earlier leaveless adj. Without a leaf; lacking leaves or foliage. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > leafless nakedc1460 leavelessa1470 unleaved?1553 leafless1578 balda1616 unfurnished1712 unfoliaged1795 aphyllous1830 1578 W. Hunnis in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises (rev. ed.) sig. I.ij Like as the dolefull Doue, delights alone to bee, And doeth refuse the bloumed branche, chusyng the leaflesse tree. 1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham sig. C Now in the woods be leafelesse eury Tree. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 538 Above his Arms, fix'd on the leafless Wood, Appear'd his Plumy Crest. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 307 A lofty wood, Whose leafless summits to the skies aspire, Scorch'd by the sun, or sear'd by heav'nly fire. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 852 Shoots very long, rather leafless below. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 18 A cold leafless park. 1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 127 The petiole may exist without the lamina, as in leafless Acacias. 1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis ii, in Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 449 Leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers. 1906 T. Fox How to find & name Wild Flowers (1908) 114 Rock Scorpion-grass.—..flowers bright pale blue in leafless 1-sided clusters. 1942 National Geographic Mag. June 822/1 (caption) Giant Euphorbia and Didierea dot the weird landscape, almost shadowless because of the leafless trees. 2013 New Yorker 9 Dec. 40/2 This leafless root—taken in small doses—temporarily alleviates rage. Compounds † leafless tree n. slang Obsolete the gallows. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > gallows gallowsOE gallows-treea1000 warytre?a1200 gibbet?c1225 gallow-forka1250 forkc1275 juisec1320 forchesc1380 crossa1382 treec1425 patible1428 justice1484 potencec1500 haltera1533 turning-tree1548 potentc1550 three treesa1566 chates1567 mare1568 furel1587 bough1590 gibe1590 derrickc1600 hangrella1605 cross-tree1638 Gregorian tree1641 wooden horse1642 timber-marec1650 triple tree1651 furca1653 nubbing1673 a horse that was foaled of an acorn1678 nub1699 Tyburn tree1728 raven-stone1738 picture frame1785 crap1789 lamp-iron1790 Moll Blood1818 stifler1818 scragging-post1819 government signposta1828 leafless tree1830 shuggie-shue1836 doom-tree1837 stob1860–62 1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. xi. 261 Oh! there never was life like the Robber's..And its end?—why, a cheer from the crowd below, And a leap from a leafless tree! ?1845 J. Lindridge Life & Adventures Jack Rann xx. 207 What matters a death like this to me!.. Why, it is but a leap from a leafless tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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