meatlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːtlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmitlᵻs/

Forms: see meat n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < meat n. + -less suffix.

1. Having no food, without food. Now rare and archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > having no food

meatlessOE

fleshlessc1394

foodlessc1450

supperless1509

baitless1600

victless?1615

provisionless1781

cornless1828

appleless1830

victual-less1831

bread-and-butterless1850

faggotless1867

tuckerless1937

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > famine-stricken or without food

meatlessOE

hungrya1325

breadlessc1400

OE Cynewulf Elene 612 Hu mæg þæm geweorðan þe on westenne meðe ond meteleas morland trydeð, hungre gehæfted?

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 5036 Þet folc was meteles.

c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. viii. 130 Meteles and Moneyles on Maluerne hulles.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 290 Whanne he [sc. the lion] eteþ..þer-after he is meteles tweye dayes oþer þre.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 175 (MED) Þe comon of þe oste bouht þam hors flesch..or haf bien mete lesse.

c1450 (a1400) Sir Eglamour (Calig.) (1965) l. 887 Sche was meteles syx dayes.

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. xii^v Is not thys a ryall fest to leue these beggers meteles, and then send mo to dyner to theym?

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 346 Let him be..suffered to stand on the bit meatlesse two or three houres after.

1646 F. Thorpe in Hull Lett. (1886) 143 I am now come back..meatless and drinkless.

1860 J. F. Campbell Pop. Tales W. Highlands II. 412 He was grown sick: sleepless, restless, meatless, drinkless.

a. Having no meat, without meat. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [adjective] > relating to meat > devoid of meat

meatless1845

1845 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos. II. 24 Growling over his unenvied virtue as a cur growls over his meatless bone.

1857 Littell's Living Age 8 Aug. 327/2 The other day I should have gone meatless, but for a certain astuteness of forethought... Meat was not to be had for love or money.

1916 Econ. Jrnl. 26 169 The very superficial and half-hearted action of the [German] Government..when the well-known ‘meatless days’ were prescribed.

1972 Guardian 8 June 7/5 Some of them [sc. countries] had their meatless days.

1992 Detroit Free Press 21 Oct. F1/3 Ever since the country's consciousness was raised about the virtues of these meatless proteins..supping on grains has made perfect sense.

b. spec. Of a prepared dish or meal: including no (red) meat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > vegetarian or vegan

vegetarian1843

meatless1862

animal-free1918

vegan1944

soya-based1954

soy-based1955

plant-based1971

veggie1986

1862 D. M. Craik Mistress & Maid vii, in Good Words 3 227/1 A few butterless breakfasts or meatless dinners must be partaken of cheerfully.

1908 M. R. Sharpe (title) Six hundred recipes for meatless dishes.

1909 Daily Chron. 2 Nov. 7/3 Even that anomaly—to most people—‘the meatless meal’ is included.

1969 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 16/4 The era of meatless meat, chickenless chicken and cheeseless cheese is already dawning in America.

1988 You/Verve (Toronto) Summer 46/2 Prepare one meatless meal a week using a combination of vegetable proteins that complement each other and provide complete protein or in combination with cheese.

Derivatives

ˈmeatlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [noun] > meat > meatlessness

meatlessness1918

1918 Punch 27 Mar. 206/2 If he [sc. a butcher] were removed we should be plunged into absolute meatlessness.

1994 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 26 Aug. b25 The mo shu vegetables, wrapped in thin pancakes, were superbly smoky and not the least impoverished by their meatlessness.

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

单词	meatless
释义	meatlessadj. Brit. /ˈmiːtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmitlᵻs/ Forms: see meat n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meat n., -less suffix. Etymology: < meat n. + -less suffix. 1. Having no food, without food. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [adjective] > having no food meatlessOE fleshlessc1394 foodlessc1450 supperless1509 baitless1600 victless?1615 provisionless1781 cornless1828 appleless1830 victual-less1831 bread-and-butterless1850 faggotless1867 tuckerless1937 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [adjective] > famine-stricken or without food meatlessOE hungrya1325 breadlessc1400 OE Cynewulf Elene 612 Hu mæg þæm geweorðan þe on westenne meðe ond meteleas morland trydeð, hungre gehæfted? c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 5036 Þet folc was meteles. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. viii. 130 Meteles and Moneyles on Maluerne hulles. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 290 Whanne he [sc. the lion] eteþ..þer-after he is meteles tweye dayes oþer þre. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 175 (MED) Þe comon of þe oste bouht þam hors flesch..or haf bien mete lesse. c1450 (a1400) Sir Eglamour (Calig.) (1965) l. 887 Sche was meteles syx dayes. 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. xii^v Is not thys a ryall fest to leue these beggers meteles, and then send mo to dyner to theym? 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 346 Let him be..suffered to stand on the bit meatlesse two or three houres after. 1646 F. Thorpe in Hull Lett. (1886) 143 I am now come back..meatless and drinkless. 1860 J. F. Campbell Pop. Tales W. Highlands II. 412 He was grown sick: sleepless, restless, meatless, drinkless. 2. a. Having no meat, without meat. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [adjective] > relating to meat > devoid of meat meatless1845 1845 G. H. Lewes Hist. Philos. II. 24 Growling over his unenvied virtue as a cur growls over his meatless bone. 1857 Littell's Living Age 8 Aug. 327/2 The other day I should have gone meatless, but for a certain astuteness of forethought... Meat was not to be had for love or money. 1916 Econ. Jrnl. 26 169 The very superficial and half-hearted action of the [German] Government..when the well-known ‘meatless days’ were prescribed. 1972 Guardian 8 June 7/5 Some of them [sc. countries] had their meatless days. 1992 Detroit Free Press 21 Oct. F1/3 Ever since the country's consciousness was raised about the virtues of these meatless proteins..supping on grains has made perfect sense. b. spec. Of a prepared dish or meal: including no (red) meat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > vegetarian or vegan vegetarian1843 meatless1862 animal-free1918 vegan1944 soya-based1954 soy-based1955 plant-based1971 veggie1986 1862 D. M. Craik Mistress & Maid vii, in Good Words 3 227/1 A few butterless breakfasts or meatless dinners must be partaken of cheerfully. 1908 M. R. Sharpe (title) Six hundred recipes for meatless dishes. 1909 Daily Chron. 2 Nov. 7/3 Even that anomaly—to most people—‘the meatless meal’ is included. 1969 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 16/4 The era of meatless meat, chickenless chicken and cheeseless cheese is already dawning in America. 1988 You/Verve (Toronto) Summer 46/2 Prepare one meatless meal a week using a combination of vegetable proteins that complement each other and provide complete protein or in combination with cheese. Derivatives ˈmeatlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [noun] > meat > meatlessness meatlessness1918 1918 Punch 27 Mar. 206/2 If he [sc. a butcher] were removed we should be plunged into absolute meatlessness. 1994 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 26 Aug. b25 The mo shu vegetables, wrapped in thin pancakes, were superbly smoky and not the least impoverished by their meatlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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