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单词 pillarless
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pillarlessadj.

Brit. /ˈpɪləlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪlərləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pillar n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < pillar n. + -less suffix.
Lacking or without pillars.
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pillarless1851
1851 J. Fergusson Palaces Nineveh & Persepolis Restored i. §i. 156 A Sassanian palace of a style totally distinct from every thing here—a pillarless, vaulted and domed edifice.
1854 ‘F. Fern’ Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio 2nd Ser. 233 Pillarless quarters, and crossed sixpences, and faded bank bills.
1889 W. B. Yeats Wanderings of Oisin ii. 28 And the dome Windowless, pillarless, multitudinous home Of faces, watched me.
1922 Glasgow Herald 7 June The experimental work on ‘pillarless’ electric safety lamps..has been conducted by the Miners' Lamps Committee.
1998 World in 1998 (Economist Publ.) 17/1 (advt.) Twelve stunning pillarless exhibition halls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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