weaponlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛp(ə)nləs/, U.S.

/ˈwɛpənləs/

Etymology: < weapon n. + -less suffix.

a. Without weapons or a weapon; unarmed.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not

weaponlessa1000

unweaponedc1200

barec1275

unarmed1297

nakedc1300

plaina1400

disarmedc1425

unboden1456

unbarbed1565

unbarded1598

unmunitioned1626

armlessa1640

munitionless1871

barehanded1874

a1000 in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses i. 724 Inermes quosque, .i. sine armis, .i. uniuersos, gehwylce wæpenlease.

c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints xxix. 175 Wundor-lic godes gifu þæt þam wæpenleasan menn ne mihton þa wælhreowan mid wæpnum wið-standan.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 181 He sette a lawe for the pes, That non, but he be wepneles, Schal come into the conseil hous.

c1430 Lybeaus Disc. 366 Hyt wer greet vylanye To do a knyght to deye Wepeneles yn place.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark vi. f. 6–9 He sent them out weaponlesse, leste that mans aydes shoulde chalenge any thing in this heauenly busynesse.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. v. sig. Q2 Soone as the knight she there by her did spy, Standing with emptie hands all weaponlesse .

1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. v. 140 The defendants being suffered to depart away weaponlesse.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 130 [He] Ran on embattelld Armies clad in Iron, And weaponless himself, Made Arms ridiculous.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ii. 100 Here the poor captives, weaponless and bound, Saw their stern victors draw again the sword.

1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) iii. ii. 78 A lone, unguarded, weaponless old man.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 399 Take my sword, and leave me weaponless.

1895 W. C. Scully Kafir Stories 96 Naked and weaponless fugitives from the Tonga and other tribes.

figurative.1629 S. Rutherford Let. 17 Nov. (1848) vi. 14 My captain, Christ, hath said, I must fight and overcome the world, and with a weak, spoiled, weaponless devil.1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 32 God will not war with a weaponless devil.

b. transferred. Of an animal: Without natural means of attack or defence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > armed > unarmed

unarmed1398

weaponless1537

mutic1821

1537 M. Coverdale tr. M. Luther Expos. Psalm xxii sig. Bviij^v Loke how lytle a naturall shepe can kepe, gyde, rule, saue or defende it selfe agaynst daunger and mysfortune (for it is a feble and wapenlesse beast).

1644 J. Strickland Immanuel 6 Dennes or burroughes where weaponlesse creatures find shelter when they are hunted.

1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 58 That audacious Carper at the works of God (who complained that other Creatures had naturally a defence given, and man only left weaponless).

c. Not containing a weapon.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not > not containing weapon

weaponless1863

1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel III. 327 ‘What a poor soldier am I’ said the Ritter..looking down to his weaponless belt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weaponless
释义	weaponlessadj. Brit. /ˈwɛp(ə)nləs/, U.S. /ˈwɛpənləs/ Etymology: < weapon n. + -less suffix. a. Without weapons or a weapon; unarmed. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not weaponlessa1000 unweaponedc1200 barec1275 unarmed1297 nakedc1300 plaina1400 disarmedc1425 unboden1456 unbarbed1565 unbarded1598 unmunitioned1626 armlessa1640 munitionless1871 barehanded1874 a1000 in A. S. Napier Old Eng. Glosses i. 724 Inermes quosque, .i. sine armis, .i. uniuersos, gehwylce wæpenlease. c1000 Ælfric Lives Saints xxix. 175 Wundor-lic godes gifu þæt þam wæpenleasan menn ne mihton þa wælhreowan mid wæpnum wið-standan. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 181 He sette a lawe for the pes, That non, but he be wepneles, Schal come into the conseil hous. c1430 Lybeaus Disc. 366 Hyt wer greet vylanye To do a knyght to deye Wepeneles yn place. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark vi. f. 6–9 He sent them out weaponlesse, leste that mans aydes shoulde chalenge any thing in this heauenly busynesse. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. v. sig. Q2 Soone as the knight she there by her did spy, Standing with emptie hands all weaponlesse . View more context for this quotation 1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. v. 140 The defendants being suffered to depart away weaponlesse. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 130 [He] Ran on embattelld Armies clad in Iron, And weaponless himself, Made Arms ridiculous. View more context for this quotation 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ii. 100 Here the poor captives, weaponless and bound, Saw their stern victors draw again the sword. 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) iii. ii. 78 A lone, unguarded, weaponless old man. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 399 Take my sword, and leave me weaponless. 1895 W. C. Scully Kafir Stories 96 Naked and weaponless fugitives from the Tonga and other tribes. figurative.1629 S. Rutherford Let. 17 Nov. (1848) vi. 14 My captain, Christ, hath said, I must fight and overcome the world, and with a weak, spoiled, weaponless devil.1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 32 God will not war with a weaponless devil. b. transferred. Of an animal: Without natural means of attack or defence. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > armed > unarmed unarmed1398 weaponless1537 mutic1821 1537 M. Coverdale tr. M. Luther Expos. Psalm xxii sig. Bviij^v Loke how lytle a naturall shepe can kepe, gyde, rule, saue or defende it selfe agaynst daunger and mysfortune (for it is a feble and wapenlesse beast). 1644 J. Strickland Immanuel 6 Dennes or burroughes where weaponlesse creatures find shelter when they are hunted. 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 58 That audacious Carper at the works of God (who complained that other Creatures had naturally a defence given, and man only left weaponless). c. Not containing a weapon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not > not containing weapon weaponless1863 1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel III. 327 ‘What a poor soldier am I’ said the Ritter..looking down to his weaponless belt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1000
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