单词 | r-less |
释义 | > as lemmasr-less r-less adj. Phonetics lacking, or not pronouncing, an r; (of a month) having no r in its name (cf. R month n. at Compounds). ΚΠ 1851 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 223/2 In r-less months, by fancy fond beguiled, I seek the cool shade of the well-known shop. 1902 H. L. Wilson Spenders xxiv. 277 Her speech bore just a hint of the soft r-less drawl of the South. 1964 Western Folklore 23 273 European female oysters..when harvested in the R-less months before spawning..provide a rather gritty mouthful. 2000 Oceanic Linguistics 39 336 The English of Pacific Islanders who speak r-less dialects. < as lemmas |
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