stainlessadj.n.

/ˈsteɪnlɪs/

Etymology: < stain n. + -less suffix.

A. adj.

1. Without stain, spot, or blemish.

a. literal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective]

cleanc897

fair?c1225

netc1330

cleanly1340

unspotted1382

blotless?a1400

unwemmeda1400

spotlessc1400

neat1494

unblotted1548

unstained1555

stainlessa1586

exempt1586

unsoiledc1592

undefiled1596

unsullied1598

dirtlessa1618

immaculatea1631

innocent1645

unsmeared1648

unsmutched1809

speckless1827

spandy-clean1838

unblackened1864

soilless1868

smudgeless1924

clinical1932

squeaky clean1975

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. V8 The Phœnix wings are not so rare For faultlesse length, and stainelesse hewe.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 61 The Hare-bell for her stainlesse azur'd hue, Claimes to be worne of none but those are true.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vi. 73 The stainless mirror of the lake Re-images the eastern gloom.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xxxv. 471 Robed in a soft stainless white muslin.

b. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > [adjective]

cleanlyc888

unwemmedc950

clean971

lightOE

whiteOE

unfiledc1200

shire?c1225

sheenc1275

wemlessc1275

undefouled13..

undefoileda1325

purec1330

unbleckedc1380

unfouledc1380

clear1382

impollutec1384

unblemishedc1400

undefiledc1400

unspottedc1400

virginc1400

spotless?a1430

immaculate1441

uncorruptc1450

unpollushed1490

intemeratea1492

incorrupted1529

unmaculate1535

impolluted1548

crystallinec1550

incorrupt1550

uncorrupted1565

undistained1565

unstained1573

entire1587

taintless1590

untainted1590

stainless1599

unsmirched1604

intemerated1608

indepravate1609

chastea1616

uncurseda1628

undishonested1631

untaint1638

Adamical1649

sincere1649

undebaucheda1656

unaccurseda1674

amiantal1674

unsoiled1699

unpolluted1732

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. ii. 13 Learne me how to loose a winning match, Plaide for a paire of stainlesse maydenhoods.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 248 Of fresh and stainlesse youth.

1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes (new ed.) I. iii. ii. 17 With stainless Lustre Virtue shines.

1814 Ld. Byron Lara ii. viii. 816 But that long absence from his native clime Had left him stainless of oppression's crime.

1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall I. viii. 184 The very care he took to keep his name Stainless.

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums 176 Leeby, that stainless young woman.

1893 Catholic News 11 Nov. 2/3 The stainless Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

2. Highly resistant to staining or corrosion. See also stainless steel n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [adjective] > rendered stain-resistant

spot-proof1886

stainless1897

stain-resistant1960

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [adjective] > resistant to staining or rusting

rust-resisting1868

stainless1921

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 244/1 Ladies' Fast Black Cotton Hose... Fast color and stainless.

1921 Engineer 11 Nov. 504/2 Stainless iron may be easily forged by hand into such difficult objects as spurs.

1926 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 880/1 The production of ‘stainless’ cutlery.

1932 Discovery May 145/1 Low carbon stainless steel, frequently called stainless iron, contains less than 0·12 per cent of carbon and from 11 to 12 per cent of chromium.

1945 ABC of Cookery (Min. of Food) i. 8 Any cutlery which is not stainless should be kept well polished.

1960 Good Housek. Cookery Bk. (rev. ed.) 574/1 A sharp-pointed, stainless vegetable knife.

1979 T. Motogoshi in M. Nurse Stainless Steel 19/1 The use of stainless tubes has been boosted by the increase in the erection of high rise buildings.

B. n.

elliptical for stainless steel n.; articles made of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [noun] > alloy steels > chromium or stainless steel

chrome steel1878

stainless steel1917

Staybrite1925

stainless1971

1971 G. V. Higgins Friends of Eddie Coyle (1972) x. 64 I don't care whether it's the stainless or not... I got to have the stuff.

1975 New Yorker 26 May 111 (advt.) Galax, a unique combination of solid brass and 18-8 stainless, is light-years ahead in function and design.

1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) i. 8/2 They spent it rapidly on..Dansk stainless and Rosenthal china.

Derivatives

ˈstainlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > [adverb]

cleanlyc1200

shirelyc1230

purely?a1425

undefiledly1548

sincerely1578

unspottedly1598

purea1616

immaculately1620

intemeratelya1631

spotlesslya1671

stainlessly1882

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 106 To represent the Christian Church as ideally pure, as stainlessly excellent and perfect, would be altogether a mistake.

ˈstainlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > [noun]

cleannessc890

unwemmednessc1175

purity?c1225

shireness?c1225

cleanshipc1230

uncorruptionc1384

purenessa1398

undefoulingnessc1400

whitenessc1400

cleanliness1430

immaculation1509

clearness1526

undefiledness1571

uncorruptness1583

unspottedness1598

intemerateness1607

uncorruptedness1611

candour1612

spotlessness1619

immaculateness1641

candidness1654

unblemishedness1656

intemeration1660

unstainedness1685

pearliness1760

taintlessness1811

stainlessness1862

1862 Edinb. Rev. 116 200 When the divorce was threatened, she again avowed her affection for Königsmark, and offered to take the sacrament on its stainlessness.

1887 Academy 1 Jan. 16/3 Purity of heart, absolute stainlessness of soul.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	stainless
释义	stainlessadj.n. /ˈsteɪnlɪs/ Etymology: < stain n. + -less suffix. A. adj. 1. Without stain, spot, or blemish. a. literal. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] cleanc897 fair?c1225 netc1330 cleanly1340 unspotted1382 blotless?a1400 unwemmeda1400 spotlessc1400 neat1494 unblotted1548 unstained1555 stainlessa1586 exempt1586 unsoiledc1592 undefiled1596 unsullied1598 dirtlessa1618 immaculatea1631 innocent1645 unsmeared1648 unsmutched1809 speckless1827 spandy-clean1838 unblackened1864 soilless1868 smudgeless1924 clinical1932 squeaky clean1975 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. V8 The Phœnix wings are not so rare For faultlesse length, and stainelesse hewe. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 61 The Hare-bell for her stainlesse azur'd hue, Claimes to be worne of none but those are true. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vi. 73 The stainless mirror of the lake Re-images the eastern gloom. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xxxv. 471 Robed in a soft stainless white muslin. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > [adjective] cleanlyc888 unwemmedc950 clean971 lightOE whiteOE unfiledc1200 shire?c1225 sheenc1275 wemlessc1275 undefouled13.. undefoileda1325 purec1330 unbleckedc1380 unfouledc1380 clear1382 impollutec1384 unblemishedc1400 undefiledc1400 unspottedc1400 virginc1400 spotless?a1430 immaculate1441 uncorruptc1450 unpollushed1490 intemeratea1492 incorrupted1529 unmaculate1535 impolluted1548 crystallinec1550 incorrupt1550 uncorrupted1565 undistained1565 unstained1573 entire1587 taintless1590 untainted1590 stainless1599 unsmirched1604 intemerated1608 indepravate1609 chastea1616 uncurseda1628 undishonested1631 untaint1638 Adamical1649 sincere1649 undebaucheda1656 unaccurseda1674 amiantal1674 unsoiled1699 unpolluted1732 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. ii. 13 Learne me how to loose a winning match, Plaide for a paire of stainlesse maydenhoods. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 248 Of fresh and stainlesse youth. View more context for this quotation 1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes (new ed.) I. iii. ii. 17 With stainless Lustre Virtue shines. 1814 Ld. Byron Lara ii. viii. 816 But that long absence from his native clime Had left him stainless of oppression's crime. 1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall I. viii. 184 The very care he took to keep his name Stainless. 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums 176 Leeby, that stainless young woman. 1893 Catholic News 11 Nov. 2/3 The stainless Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 2. Highly resistant to staining or corrosion. See also stainless steel n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [adjective] > rendered stain-resistant spot-proof1886 stainless1897 stain-resistant1960 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [adjective] > resistant to staining or rusting rust-resisting1868 stainless1921 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 244/1 Ladies' Fast Black Cotton Hose... Fast color and stainless. 1921 Engineer 11 Nov. 504/2 Stainless iron may be easily forged by hand into such difficult objects as spurs. 1926 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 880/1 The production of ‘stainless’ cutlery. 1932 Discovery May 145/1 Low carbon stainless steel, frequently called stainless iron, contains less than 0·12 per cent of carbon and from 11 to 12 per cent of chromium. 1945 ABC of Cookery (Min. of Food) i. 8 Any cutlery which is not stainless should be kept well polished. 1960 Good Housek. Cookery Bk. (rev. ed.) 574/1 A sharp-pointed, stainless vegetable knife. 1979 T. Motogoshi in M. Nurse Stainless Steel 19/1 The use of stainless tubes has been boosted by the increase in the erection of high rise buildings. B. n. elliptical for stainless steel n.; articles made of this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [noun] > alloy steels > chromium or stainless steel chrome steel1878 stainless steel1917 Staybrite1925 stainless1971 1971 G. V. Higgins Friends of Eddie Coyle (1972) x. 64 I don't care whether it's the stainless or not... I got to have the stuff. 1975 New Yorker 26 May 111 (advt.) Galax, a unique combination of solid brass and 18-8 stainless, is light-years ahead in function and design. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) i. 8/2 They spent it rapidly on..Dansk stainless and Rosenthal china. Derivatives ˈstainlessly adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > [adverb] cleanlyc1200 shirelyc1230 purely?a1425 undefiledly1548 sincerely1578 unspottedly1598 purea1616 immaculately1620 intemeratelya1631 spotlesslya1671 stainlessly1882 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 106 To represent the Christian Church as ideally pure, as stainlessly excellent and perfect, would be altogether a mistake. ˈstainlessness n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > [noun] cleannessc890 unwemmednessc1175 purity?c1225 shireness?c1225 cleanshipc1230 uncorruptionc1384 purenessa1398 undefoulingnessc1400 whitenessc1400 cleanliness1430 immaculation1509 clearness1526 undefiledness1571 uncorruptness1583 unspottedness1598 intemerateness1607 uncorruptedness1611 candour1612 spotlessness1619 immaculateness1641 candidness1654 unblemishedness1656 intemeration1660 unstainedness1685 pearliness1760 taintlessness1811 stainlessness1862 1862 Edinb. Rev. 116 200 When the divorce was threatened, she again avowed her affection for Königsmark, and offered to take the sacrament on its stainlessness. 1887 Academy 1 Jan. 16/3 Purity of heart, absolute stainlessness of soul. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.n.a1586
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