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单词 machineless
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machinelessadj.n.

Brit. /məˈʃiːnləs/, U.S. /məˈʃinləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: machine n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < machine n. + -less suffix.
That does not use or does not require a machine or machines; (Hairdressing) designating a method of giving a permanent wave to the hair (also occasionally as n.).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > not requiring or using machines
machineless1909
1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Machineless, a.
1926 Rec. Home & Foreign Mission Wk. United Free Church Scotl. May 201/1 It was a machineless age, the world moved at a slow pace.
1933 Catholic Med. Guardian Apr. 90 Catholic Law Associations..advocate the return to machineless handicrafts.
1942 Horizon July 58 One of Thelma's ladies was settin' over yonder..gitting a machineless.
1948 Life 26 Apr. 105 (heading) New home permanent set... Machineless heat method.
1959 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 691/2 There are three main denominations of heat waving: the ‘machine wave’..the ‘machineless’ wave..and the ‘wireless’ wave.
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 93/1 Machineless waving, (1) Hot permanent waving in which the required heat is either generated chemically in a pad applied to the hair, or by means of a pre-heated metal clamp. (2) Cold Permanent Waving.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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