mastlessadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɑːstləs/,

/ˈmastləs/, U.S.

/ˈmæstləs/

Forms: see mast n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < mast n.¹ + -less suffix.

Of a ship: having no mast.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > having masts > without masts

mastless?1592

?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda i. sig. A2^v But shall I like a mastlesse ship at sea, Goe euery way and not the way I would.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 74 Mast-les, owre-les, and from Harbour farre.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον v. 258 [Perseus] whom Acrisius caused with his mother to be sent to sea in a mastlesse boat.

1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Epodes ix, in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) II. 197 The shallows of th'Ionian bay Shall leave your mastless deck distress'd, And break your very keel away.

1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. 495 The mastless vessel..crept softly..up the stream.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Oct. 1/2 Our mastless ironclads lie like hulks on the water, incapable of motion or direction without coal.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 8/3 The work of dismantling will be taken in hand, and..the mastless vessel will be towed down river.

1993 Times 26 Feb. 25/2 It was the same name borne by an infamous hulk (a mastless former ship of the line).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† mastlessadj.²

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

Etymology: < mast n.² + -less suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Of a tree or branch: bearing no mast.

ΚΠ

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii, in Fables 57 A Crown of Mastless Oak adorn'd her Head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mastless
释义	mastlessadj.¹ Brit. /ˈmɑːstləs/, /ˈmastləs/, U.S. /ˈmæstləs/ Forms: see mast n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mast n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < mast n.¹ + -less suffix. Of a ship: having no mast. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > having masts > without masts mastless?1592 ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda i. sig. A2^v But shall I like a mastlesse ship at sea, Goe euery way and not the way I would. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 74 Mast-les, owre-les, and from Harbour farre. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον v. 258 [Perseus] whom Acrisius caused with his mother to be sent to sea in a mastlesse boat. 1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Epodes ix, in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) II. 197 The shallows of th'Ionian bay Shall leave your mastless deck distress'd, And break your very keel away. 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers II. 495 The mastless vessel..crept softly..up the stream. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Oct. 1/2 Our mastless ironclads lie like hulks on the water, incapable of motion or direction without coal. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 8/3 The work of dismantling will be taken in hand, and..the mastless vessel will be towed down river. 1993 Times 26 Feb. 25/2 It was the same name borne by an infamous hulk (a mastless former ship of the line). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † mastlessadj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mast n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < mast n.² + -less suffix. Obsolete. rare. Of a tree or branch: bearing no mast. ΚΠ 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite iii, in Fables 57 A Crown of Mastless Oak adorn'd her Head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹?1592adj.²1700
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