piercelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪəsləs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪrsləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pierce v., -less suffix.

Etymology: < pierce v. + -less suffix. Compare earlier piercelessness n.

1. Incapable of being pierced; impenetrable. poetic. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > penetrating > able to be penetrated > not

unpenetrablec1425

impenetrablea1464

unpierceablec1480

pierceless1755

1755 J. G. Cooper Tomb Shakspeare 8 Sharp spears in pierceless phalanx rear'd.

1834 J. W. Ord England II. 127 I felt ennobled in her gracious light; The pierceless mists dispers'd before my sight.

1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 150 Set not the frail spears of your rash caprice In rest against great Nature's pierceless shield.

1979 A. Ostriker Little Space (1998) 13 She went to Sacred Heart, where the nuns beat you, But wore that shield, pierceless gentility.

2. North American. Of or designating an earring or other piece of jewellery, which is clipped or screwed on, rather than being worn through a piercing.

ΚΠ

1907 Washington Post 6 Oct. (Miscellany section) 11/3 (advt.) Pierceless earrings at 25c.

1955 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 22 July 6/5 (advt.) Earrings, pierced and pierceless styles.

2000 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 31 Aug. b4 The no-holes Fool You Jewelry offers an array of pierceless piercings, including eyebrow rings.

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

单词	pierceless
释义	piercelessadj. Brit. /ˈpɪəsləs/, U.S. /ˈpɪrsləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pierce v., -less suffix. Etymology: < pierce v. + -less suffix. Compare earlier piercelessness n. 1. Incapable of being pierced; impenetrable. poetic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > penetrating > able to be penetrated > not unpenetrablec1425 impenetrablea1464 unpierceablec1480 pierceless1755 1755 J. G. Cooper Tomb Shakspeare 8 Sharp spears in pierceless phalanx rear'd. 1834 J. W. Ord England II. 127 I felt ennobled in her gracious light; The pierceless mists dispers'd before my sight. 1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 150 Set not the frail spears of your rash caprice In rest against great Nature's pierceless shield. 1979 A. Ostriker Little Space (1998) 13 She went to Sacred Heart, where the nuns beat you, But wore that shield, pierceless gentility. 2. North American. Of or designating an earring or other piece of jewellery, which is clipped or screwed on, rather than being worn through a piercing. ΚΠ 1907 Washington Post 6 Oct. (Miscellany section) 11/3 (advt.) Pierceless earrings at 25c. 1955 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 22 July 6/5 (advt.) Earrings, pierced and pierceless styles. 2000 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 31 Aug. b4 The no-holes Fool You Jewelry offers an array of pierceless piercings, including eyebrow rings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1755
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