printlessadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈprɪntlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈprɪn(t)lᵻs/

Forms: see print n. and -less suffix

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

Etymology: < print n. + -less suffix.

Chiefly poetic.

A. adj.

1. Making or leaving no print or trace. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > making no mark

scoreless1612

printlessa1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 34 Ye, that on the sands with printlesse foote Doe chase the ebbing-Neptune, and doe flie him When he comes backe.

1637 J. Milton Comus 31 Whilst from off the waters fleet Thus I set my printlesse feet Ore the cowslips velvet head.

1760 A. Murphy Desert Island i. 4 This moment O'er the dew-spangled lawn, with printless feet, Came bounding to me.

1779 R. Jephson Law of Lombardy ii. iii Soft as the printless step of midnight sleep, The subtle tyrant steals into the soul.

1855 O. W. Holmes Poems 79 I heard the spirits' printless tread, And voices not of earthly sound.

1897 F. Thompson Diamond Jubilee Q. Vict. 17 The long Victorian line that passed with printless tread.

1912 R. Brooke Old Vicarage Grantchester (1918) 55 Curates, long dust, will come and go On lissom, clerical, printless toe.

1962 V. J. Scully Louis I. Kahn 16 The impression was of deep warmth and force, compact physical strength, a printless, cat-like walk, glistening Tartar's eyes [etc.].

2. That has received, or that retains, no mark or impression; unprinted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > showing no trace

printless1753

1753 J. Warton tr. Virgil Eclogues & Georgics I. iii. 301 His lightsome feet scarce touch the printless plains.

a1797 M. Wollstonecraft Posthumous Wks. (1798) IV. 160 Pacing over the printless grass.

1809 S. Smith Serm. II. 333 We leave his infant body to the winds, and engrave upon his printless heart, in the first morning of life the feeling of pain.

a1861 D. Gray Poet. Wks. (1874) 198 Yestermorn the February snow Lay printless as the heaven upon this field.

1874 B. Taylor Prophet ii. iv Wandering birds..Strike their way across the printless air.

1927 D. Aikman Calamity Jane & Lady Wildcats (1987) i. 7 She eschewed the traditional sacking and printless cotton for gaudier colors and softer fabrics.

1934 L. B. Lyon White Hare 55 And through her limbs I felt the printless snow.

1997 S. Romer Plato's Ladder I. 23 Moving out on the printless sand, self-possessed, a girl who knows her mind.

†B. adv.

Without leaving, or without receiving, a print or mark. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adverb] > leaving no mark

printless1792

1792 J. Wolcot Odes to Kien Long iii. 24 Let the widow's and the orphan's tear Fall printless on thy heart as on a stone.

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

单词	printless
释义	printlessadj.adv. Brit. /ˈprɪntlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈprɪn(t)lᵻs/ Forms: see print n. and -less suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: print n., -less suffix. Etymology: < print n. + -less suffix. Chiefly poetic. A. adj. 1. Making or leaving no print or trace. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > making no mark scoreless1612 printlessa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) v. i. 34 Ye, that on the sands with printlesse foote Doe chase the ebbing-Neptune, and doe flie him When he comes backe. View more context for this quotation 1637 J. Milton Comus 31 Whilst from off the waters fleet Thus I set my printlesse feet Ore the cowslips velvet head. 1760 A. Murphy Desert Island i. 4 This moment O'er the dew-spangled lawn, with printless feet, Came bounding to me. 1779 R. Jephson Law of Lombardy ii. iii Soft as the printless step of midnight sleep, The subtle tyrant steals into the soul. 1855 O. W. Holmes Poems 79 I heard the spirits' printless tread, And voices not of earthly sound. 1897 F. Thompson Diamond Jubilee Q. Vict. 17 The long Victorian line that passed with printless tread. 1912 R. Brooke Old Vicarage Grantchester (1918) 55 Curates, long dust, will come and go On lissom, clerical, printless toe. 1962 V. J. Scully Louis I. Kahn 16 The impression was of deep warmth and force, compact physical strength, a printless, cat-like walk, glistening Tartar's eyes [etc.]. 2. That has received, or that retains, no mark or impression; unprinted. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > showing no trace printless1753 1753 J. Warton tr. Virgil Eclogues & Georgics I. iii. 301 His lightsome feet scarce touch the printless plains. a1797 M. Wollstonecraft Posthumous Wks. (1798) IV. 160 Pacing over the printless grass. 1809 S. Smith Serm. II. 333 We leave his infant body to the winds, and engrave upon his printless heart, in the first morning of life the feeling of pain. a1861 D. Gray Poet. Wks. (1874) 198 Yestermorn the February snow Lay printless as the heaven upon this field. 1874 B. Taylor Prophet ii. iv Wandering birds..Strike their way across the printless air. 1927 D. Aikman Calamity Jane & Lady Wildcats (1987) i. 7 She eschewed the traditional sacking and printless cotton for gaudier colors and softer fabrics. 1934 L. B. Lyon White Hare 55 And through her limbs I felt the printless snow. 1997 S. Romer Plato's Ladder I. 23 Moving out on the printless sand, self-possessed, a girl who knows her mind. †B. adv. Without leaving, or without receiving, a print or mark. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adverb] > leaving no mark printless1792 1792 J. Wolcot Odes to Kien Long iii. 24 Let the widow's and the orphan's tear Fall printless on thy heart as on a stone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.a1616
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