downlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnləs/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < down n.² + -less suffix.

Having no down or hair.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > down > without down

downless1598

the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [adjective] > having hair > not having hair

dodc1449

unbearded1688

beardless1760

mutic1777

awnless1787

downless1796

bald1804

unawned1821

fringeless1837

muticous1847

muticate1913

1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) v. sig. K2 The downles rosie faces Of youths and maids.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 732 Doronicum..seeds of the circumference down-less and naked.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Eclipta, in botany, a genus of the class syngenesia... Receptacle chaffy, downless; florets of the centre five-cleft.

1872 J. C. Jeaffreson Woman in Spite of Herself I. i. iv. 59 As downless and smooth-faced as any girl of eighteen summers.

1922 Bird-lore July 197 The second nest was on the edge of a hemlock fringe of woods, and I saw the downless new birds in its piney cup.

1975 Auk 92 61 The many chicks found with small discrete downless patches on their head, often associated with scalp lacerations attributable to attacks by territorial adult terns.

1995 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Features section) She is perfectly, curiously hairless and downless, like a waxwork.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downless
释义	downlessadj. Brit. /ˈdaʊnləs/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < down n.² + -less suffix. Having no down or hair. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > down > without down downless1598 the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [adjective] > having hair > not having hair dodc1449 unbearded1688 beardless1760 mutic1777 awnless1787 downless1796 bald1804 unawned1821 fringeless1837 muticous1847 muticate1913 1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) v. sig. K2 The downles rosie faces Of youths and maids. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 732 Doronicum..seeds of the circumference down-less and naked. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Eclipta, in botany, a genus of the class syngenesia... Receptacle chaffy, downless; florets of the centre five-cleft. 1872 J. C. Jeaffreson Woman in Spite of Herself I. i. iv. 59 As downless and smooth-faced as any girl of eighteen summers. 1922 Bird-lore July 197 The second nest was on the edge of a hemlock fringe of woods, and I saw the downless new birds in its piney cup. 1975 Auk 92 61 The many chicks found with small discrete downless patches on their head, often associated with scalp lacerations attributable to attacks by territorial adult terns. 1995 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Features section) She is perfectly, curiously hairless and downless, like a waxwork. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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