pielessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪlᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pie n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < pie n.² + -less suffix.

Without a pie; having no pies.

ΚΠ

1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights iii. i, in Comedies 231 Why, that he'll seize on the pie-lass, And rob her and render her pieless.

1884 Daily News (Frederick, Maryland) 10 July A Pieless man is like a birdless cage.

1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 52 He went to work on the windows—loveless, shoeless, choklut-pieless.

1997 People (Nexis) 5 Jan. 9 Miner Doug McInlay was left pieless and wifeless after his missus got crusty about his diet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pieless
释义	pielessadj. Brit. /ˈpʌɪlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pie n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < pie n.² + -less suffix. Without a pie; having no pies. ΚΠ 1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights iii. i, in Comedies 231 Why, that he'll seize on the pie-lass, And rob her and render her pieless. 1884 Daily News (Frederick, Maryland) 10 July A Pieless man is like a birdless cage. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 52 He went to work on the windows—loveless, shoeless, choklut-pieless. 1997 People (Nexis) 5 Jan. 9 Miner Doug McInlay was left pieless and wifeless after his missus got crusty about his diet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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