pricklessadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪklᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈprɪklᵻs/

Forms: see prick n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < prick n. + -less suffix.

Having no pricks; without a sting; thornless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > without a sting

pricklessa1450

the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective] > thornless

prickless1601

unthorny1646

unarmed1682

inerm1760

thornless1776

unthorned1806

inermous1828

a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 3376 Senek seith how þe Kyng and þe ledere Of bees is prikkeles [v.r. prikles].

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 118 Smooth and pricklesse plants.

1794 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant (new ed.) 450 Holly tree..Smooth leaved or prickless.

1910 Suburbanite Economist (Chicago) 14 Jan. 7/4 A woman..has succeeded in producing this prickless variety. For years she was neighbor of..the California wizard; each tried to produce the thornless rose.

1990 PR Newswire (Nexis) 1 May A formula to induce a mutation..that will produce a thornless or prickless rose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prickless
释义	pricklessadj. Brit. /ˈprɪklᵻs/, U.S. /ˈprɪklᵻs/ Forms: see prick n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prick n., -less suffix. Etymology: < prick n. + -less suffix. Having no pricks; without a sting; thornless. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > without a sting pricklessa1450 the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective] > thornless prickless1601 unthorny1646 unarmed1682 inerm1760 thornless1776 unthorned1806 inermous1828 a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 3376 Senek seith how þe Kyng and þe ledere Of bees is prikkeles [v.r. prikles]. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 118 Smooth and pricklesse plants. 1794 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant (new ed.) 450 Holly tree..Smooth leaved or prickless. 1910 Suburbanite Economist (Chicago) 14 Jan. 7/4 A woman..has succeeded in producing this prickless variety. For years she was neighbor of..the California wizard; each tried to produce the thornless rose. 1990 PR Newswire (Nexis) 1 May A formula to induce a mutation..that will produce a thornless or prickless rose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1450
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