palmlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːmləs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑ(l)mləs/

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

Etymology: < palm n.¹ + -less suffix.

Having no palm trees.In quot. 1874: not honoured with a palm; not celebrated or renowned.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective] > lacking palms

palmless1874

1874 M. B. Smedley Two Dramatic Poems 229 They were not left To wish and murmur, desolate with doubt (Our palmless martyrdom).

1894 B. Thomson S. Sea Yarns 185 The bitter winds and the sterile palmless shore.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Oct. vi. 41/5 A 30-minute drive south through sprawling commercial districts and housing tracts that suggest a palmless Los Angeles.

1999 National Rev. 12 July 48/1 I visited the Antelope Valley. Its two main towns, Lancaster and (palmless) Palmdale, are drab.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palmless
释义	palmlessadj. Brit. /ˈpɑːmləs/, U.S. /ˈpɑ(l)mləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palm n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < palm n.¹ + -less suffix. Having no palm trees.In quot. 1874: not honoured with a palm; not celebrated or renowned. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective] > lacking palms palmless1874 1874 M. B. Smedley Two Dramatic Poems 229 They were not left To wish and murmur, desolate with doubt (Our palmless martyrdom). 1894 B. Thomson S. Sea Yarns 185 The bitter winds and the sterile palmless shore. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Oct. vi. 41/5 A 30-minute drive south through sprawling commercial districts and housing tracts that suggest a palmless Los Angeles. 1999 National Rev. 12 July 48/1 I visited the Antelope Valley. Its two main towns, Lancaster and (palmless) Palmdale, are drab. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1874
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