pufflessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌfləs/, U.S.

/ˈpəfləs/

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

Etymology: < puff n. + -less suffix.

†a. colloquial. Breathless, ‘out of puff’. Obsolete.

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1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 151 To sprachel puffless up to these heigh attics, O! what a task.

b. That does not emit puffs of air, smoke, etc.; not accompanied by a puff of air.

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1928 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 17 Mar. 22/5 Being turbine-driven the engine is puffless and smokeless.

1943 Southtown Economist (Chicago) 27 June 9/5 You may have trouble learning to say the puffless ‘p's’, ‘t's’ and ‘k's’ in words like ‘PAA-nee’ (meaning ‘water’), [etc.].

2004 Business Week (Nexis) 22 Nov. 174 Many patients know it as the ‘air puff’ test [for glaucoma], although it has been replaced in many offices by a puffless version.

2. Of a sleeve: without puffs (puff n. 4b); not full or puffed. Now rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > puffed > not

puffless1898

1898 Naugatuck (Connecticut) Daily News 30 Mar. The gown is severe in effect, being made with plain, close, puffless, frilless little sleeves.

1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 14 Jan. 6/7 Sleeves that are puffless and gatherless are no longer good form.

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

单词	puffless
释义	pufflessadj. Brit. /ˈpʌfləs/, U.S. /ˈpəfləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puff n., -less suffix. Etymology: < puff n. + -less suffix. 1. †a. colloquial. Breathless, ‘out of puff’. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 151 To sprachel puffless up to these heigh attics, O! what a task. b. That does not emit puffs of air, smoke, etc.; not accompanied by a puff of air. ΚΠ 1928 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 17 Mar. 22/5 Being turbine-driven the engine is puffless and smokeless. 1943 Southtown Economist (Chicago) 27 June 9/5 You may have trouble learning to say the puffless ‘p's’, ‘t's’ and ‘k's’ in words like ‘PAA-nee’ (meaning ‘water’), [etc.]. 2004 Business Week (Nexis) 22 Nov. 174 Many patients know it as the ‘air puff’ test [for glaucoma], although it has been replaced in many offices by a puffless version. 2. Of a sleeve: without puffs (puff n. 4b); not full or puffed. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > puffed > not puffless1898 1898 Naugatuck (Connecticut) Daily News 30 Mar. The gown is severe in effect, being made with plain, close, puffless, frilless little sleeves. 1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 14 Jan. 6/7 Sleeves that are puffless and gatherless are no longer good form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1882
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