lidlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪdlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlɪdlᵻs/

Etymology: < lid n. + -less suffix.

a. Without a lid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > without a cover or lid

lidless1522

covertless1596

coverless1863

unlidded1897

1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 116 A potell pewter pott ledles.

1867 G. MacDonald Poems 119 Lidless coffins.

1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 138 Tea which had been boiled over the smoky logs in the lidless billies.

b. Of the eyes: Having no lids; not covered with the lids. Chiefly poetic = ‘ever-watchful’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes > of eyes: watchful

openeOE

lidless1796

lidless-eyed1818

1796 S. T. Coleridge Ode Departing Year 15 Her lidless dragon eyes.

1820 P. B. Shelley Ode to Liberty iv, in Prometheus Unbound 210 Philosophy did strain Her lidless eyes for thee.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 81 Not less to an eye like mine, A lidless watcher of the public weal.

Compounds

lidless-eyed, lidless-looking adjs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes > of eyes: watchful

openeOE

lidless1796

lidless-eyed1818

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 31 The lidless-eyed train Of planets.

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 153 Lidless-looking eyes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lidless
释义	lidlessadj. Brit. /ˈlɪdlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlɪdlᵻs/ Etymology: < lid n. + -less suffix. a. Without a lid. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > without a cover or lid lidless1522 covertless1596 coverless1863 unlidded1897 1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 116 A potell pewter pott ledles. 1867 G. MacDonald Poems 119 Lidless coffins. 1894 H. Nisbet Bush Girl's Romance 138 Tea which had been boiled over the smoky logs in the lidless billies. b. Of the eyes: Having no lids; not covered with the lids. Chiefly poetic = ‘ever-watchful’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes > of eyes: watchful openeOE lidless1796 lidless-eyed1818 1796 S. T. Coleridge Ode Departing Year 15 Her lidless dragon eyes. 1820 P. B. Shelley Ode to Liberty iv, in Prometheus Unbound 210 Philosophy did strain Her lidless eyes for thee. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 81 Not less to an eye like mine, A lidless watcher of the public weal. Compounds lidless-eyed, lidless-looking adjs. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > having watchful eyes > of eyes: watchful openeOE lidless1796 lidless-eyed1818 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 31 The lidless-eyed train Of planets. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 153 Lidless-looking eyes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1522
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