robelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊbləs/, U.S.

/ˈroʊbləs/

Forms: see robe n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < robe n.¹ + -less suffix.

Lacking or without a robe or robes. Also figurative: uncovered, bare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing loose clothing > wearing a robe or gown > not

ungowned1611

robeless1652

unrobed1761

gownless1895

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila ix. xxviii. 131 John, Joseph, Robelesse fly; Peter, Thou stay'st, and stay'st but to deny!

1756 E. Perronet Mitre ii. iii. 149 What difference would he dare commend 'Twixt those who Rob'd or Robeless stand?

1791 ‘A. Pasquin’ Shrove Tuesday 54 Phæton's beamy father silent sinks And gradual draws his crimson mantle down, Leaving the mountains robeless and forlorn.

1839 Ladies' Compan. Mar. 204/2 The few scattered evergreens distributed thickly among the robeless trees, tower up in their sombre drapery.

1880 J. Ruskin Our Fathers have told Us i. i. 26 Going, in his full robes, to say prayers in church,..he came across some unhappily robeless person by the wayside.

1922 J. D. Sawyer Hist. Pilgrims & Puritans II. iii. 167 Squanto showed his thievish propensities by advising the Englishmen to steal the beaver skin garments of the squaws, thus leaving them robeless.

1960 Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star 1 July 4/8 Barrister's clambake..most informal. Attorneys in shirtsleeves, Judge Rowley robeless, according to usually reliable witnesses.

2003 H. Woodward Art & Archit. Thailand iv. 210 The Kimbell Buddha retains many Angkor Wat–type features—open eyes, a robeless torso.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	robeless
释义	robelessadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊbləs/, U.S. /ˈroʊbləs/ Forms: see robe n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: robe n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < robe n.¹ + -less suffix. Lacking or without a robe or robes. Also figurative: uncovered, bare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing loose clothing > wearing a robe or gown > not ungowned1611 robeless1652 unrobed1761 gownless1895 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila ix. xxviii. 131 John, Joseph, Robelesse fly; Peter, Thou stay'st, and stay'st but to deny! 1756 E. Perronet Mitre ii. iii. 149 What difference would he dare commend 'Twixt those who Rob'd or Robeless stand? 1791 ‘A. Pasquin’ Shrove Tuesday 54 Phæton's beamy father silent sinks And gradual draws his crimson mantle down, Leaving the mountains robeless and forlorn. 1839 Ladies' Compan. Mar. 204/2 The few scattered evergreens distributed thickly among the robeless trees, tower up in their sombre drapery. 1880 J. Ruskin Our Fathers have told Us i. i. 26 Going, in his full robes, to say prayers in church,..he came across some unhappily robeless person by the wayside. 1922 J. D. Sawyer Hist. Pilgrims & Puritans II. iii. 167 Squanto showed his thievish propensities by advising the Englishmen to steal the beaver skin garments of the squaws, thus leaving them robeless. 1960 Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star 1 July 4/8 Barrister's clambake..most informal. Attorneys in shirtsleeves, Judge Rowley robeless, according to usually reliable witnesses. 2003 H. Woodward Art & Archit. Thailand iv. 210 The Kimbell Buddha retains many Angkor Wat–type features—open eyes, a robeless torso. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652
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