mosslessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒsləs/, U.S.

/ˈmɔsləs/,

/ˈmɑsləs/

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

Etymology: < moss n.¹ + -less suffix.

Lacking moss; having no moss.Sometimes with allusion to the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss (see moss n.¹ 6).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [adjective] > not covered with moss

unmossed1818

mossless1834

1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 156 And here, beneath these mossless rocks and grey, I think of those most venerable aisles.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxii. 210 The mossless spots were places where repairs had been made by the insertion of bright new masses of yellow straw.

1955 Ld. Kilbracken Living like Lord 11 The common condition of stones is to be mossless and motionless; I'd rather be mossless and mobile.

1960 Ecology 41 804/2 The extent of open areas over mossless segments decreased towards the tamarack zone.

1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xxvi. 181 Hearth and home are what he needs, not a feckless, mossless rover like Zenia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mossless
释义	mosslessadj. Brit. /ˈmɒsləs/, U.S. /ˈmɔsləs/, /ˈmɑsləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moss n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < moss n.¹ + -less suffix. Lacking moss; having no moss.Sometimes with allusion to the proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss (see moss n.¹ 6). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [adjective] > not covered with moss unmossed1818 mossless1834 1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 156 And here, beneath these mossless rocks and grey, I think of those most venerable aisles. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxii. 210 The mossless spots were places where repairs had been made by the insertion of bright new masses of yellow straw. 1955 Ld. Kilbracken Living like Lord 11 The common condition of stones is to be mossless and motionless; I'd rather be mossless and mobile. 1960 Ecology 41 804/2 The extent of open areas over mossless segments decreased towards the tamarack zone. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xxvi. 181 Hearth and home are what he needs, not a feckless, mossless rover like Zenia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834
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