pinlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnlᵻs/

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

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + -less suffix.

Lacking a pin or pins.

ΚΠ

1867 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 614 Notwithstanding the indispensableness of pins in general,..a high and varied culture existed in those remote and comparatively pinless times.

1882 E. J. Worboise Sissie xxii. 222 There was the tawdry pincushion—quite pinless now, however—which she had left behind her.

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Aug. b1 Large stretches of the map remained pinless.

1993 Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. (Sport section) 28 The ball is handled with the speed of a pinless grenade.

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

单词	pinless
释义	pinlessadj. Brit. /ˈpɪnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪnlᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pin n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < pin n.¹ + -less suffix. Lacking a pin or pins. ΚΠ 1867 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 614 Notwithstanding the indispensableness of pins in general,..a high and varied culture existed in those remote and comparatively pinless times. 1882 E. J. Worboise Sissie xxii. 222 There was the tawdry pincushion—quite pinless now, however—which she had left behind her. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Aug. b1 Large stretches of the map remained pinless. 1993 Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. (Sport section) 28 The ball is handled with the speed of a pinless grenade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1867
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