heellessadj.

Brit.

/ˈhiːlləs/, U.S.

/ˈhi(l)ləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < heel n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Without a heel or heels (in various senses of the noun).

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1704 Dict. Rusticum at Toad-flax Toad-flax, that is narrow Leaved, greenish, and snipt about the Edges with spiked Flowers, heelless behind.

1752 C. Smart Hop-garden ii, in Poems Several Occasions 132 When in the bag thy hops the rustic treads, Let him wear heel-less sandals.

1841 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 8 61 Heelless stockings and ragged jerkin.

1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 1 Villagers in heelless boots.

1921 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 41 88 The sole is flat and heel-less; the quarter-pieces are cut with a triangular slope up to the ankles.

1968 Austral. Women's Weekly 6 Nov. 56/2 One blue-shirted boy, grubby-kneed, in grey shorts, heelless, home-made socks, and clumping boots.

1994 Guitarist Sept. 94/2 One of the most popular things that we did back then was the heelless neck, or neck-through guitar.

2011 New Yorker 26 Sept. 63/3 She waited by the cutting table in her heel-less shoes, varying her pose for comfort.

†2. Not using the heel of the foot. Obsolete.

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1866 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 309 The red man..steps on ahead with that easy, light-toed, heelless step which has taken these mountain men up many a smoke-wreathed hill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heelless
释义	heellessadj. Brit. /ˈhiːlləs/, U.S. /ˈhi(l)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < heel n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Without a heel or heels (in various senses of the noun). ΚΠ 1704 Dict. Rusticum at Toad-flax Toad-flax, that is narrow Leaved, greenish, and snipt about the Edges with spiked Flowers, heelless behind. 1752 C. Smart Hop-garden ii, in Poems Several Occasions 132 When in the bag thy hops the rustic treads, Let him wear heel-less sandals. 1841 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 8 61 Heelless stockings and ragged jerkin. 1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 1 Villagers in heelless boots. 1921 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 41 88 The sole is flat and heel-less; the quarter-pieces are cut with a triangular slope up to the ankles. 1968 Austral. Women's Weekly 6 Nov. 56/2 One blue-shirted boy, grubby-kneed, in grey shorts, heelless, home-made socks, and clumping boots. 1994 Guitarist Sept. 94/2 One of the most popular things that we did back then was the heelless neck, or neck-through guitar. 2011 New Yorker 26 Sept. 63/3 She waited by the cutting table in her heel-less shoes, varying her pose for comfort. †2. Not using the heel of the foot. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1866 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 309 The red man..steps on ahead with that easy, light-toed, heelless step which has taken these mountain men up many a smoke-wreathed hill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1704
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