reinlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnlᵻs/

Forms: see rein n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < rein n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare German zügellos unchecked, unrestrained (17th cent.), (of a horse or other animal) without a rein or reins (18th cent.).

1. Without a rein or reins.

a. Of a horse or other animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [adjective] > not reined

reinless1559

uncurbed1680

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Clarence xxix She tearms..A wilfull prince, a raynelesse raging horse.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxiiii. xxxix. 192 Vntill his rainlesse horse him bare away.

1700 J. Dennis Iphigenia i. 8 Their reinless Steeds come scowring down the Mountain.

1712 C. Johnson Wife's Relief iv. i. 41 Well is the drunken God Drawn in his giddy Carr by Reinless Tygers.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. vi. 11 The benignant Power Who sent the reinless steed.

1881 D. G. Rossetti House of Life xc The void car, hurled Abroad by reinless steeds.

1934 New Castle (Pa.) News 28 June 5/3 Reckless madcap rider of reinless rearing and jumping horses.

1963 C. N. Glaab Amer. City ii. 110 I have often gazed with wonder at a vehicle of this kind coming along at a smart trot, the wholly uncontrolled leader, and the two or three equally reinless steeds which follow.

2000 19th-cent. Lit. 54 533 One of A. H. Rockwell's self-regulating, reinless horses.

b. Of a driver or rider.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > without reins

reinless1854

1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 271/1 The Anazeh, bitless, and almost reinless, destitute of the very mainspring of his mechanism, with his horse as uncontrolled in his carriage as a wild animal—beats them.

1873 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 326 If I had been blind and reinless, I should have gone without a bump.

1892 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/4 The reinless rider acquires a firmer seat.

1933 San Antonio (Texas) Sunday Light 17 Sept. iii. 4/8 Dorothy Herbert, reckless, reinless equestrienne.

1966 L. A. Baralt tr. J. Martí in Martí on U.S.A. i. 87 When he was five he met opposition from a wild colt, so he crept on him like a cat and started off bareback and reinless!

2004 Early Mod. Lit. Stud. (Nexis) 1 Sept. The horse on which the hapless husband sat, reinless, facing the tail.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Unchecked, unrestrained. Cf. unbridled adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > completely unchecked

unbridledc1374

untempered1377

bridleless?1406

unrepressed?a1425

untemperatea1425

savagea1450

unchecked1469

undaunted1513

uncontrolleda1535

reinless1566

unrestrained1578

ineffrenate1581

unbitteda1586

check-free1598

uncurbed1600

checkless1604

unbounded1608

uncontained?1611

dis'chained1615

ungoverneda1616

unstanched1621

unsneaped1647

incontrolled1650

controlless1657

irregulated1664

curbless1813

do-as-you-please1845

disenchaineda1849

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Diij^v Leuinus..Through lyfe corrupt, and rainlesse youth Dyd worke his fames decay.

1613 T. Campion Descr. Lords Maske in Relation Royall Entertainm. sig. C1^v What power then can curbe Their rainelesse furie?

a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) II. 295 Let the soul of Freedom's reinless power, Vast, and unconscious of constraint, inspire!

1772 Gentleman's Mag. 42 240 The reinless fury Of the mad whirlwinds.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. xix. 137 With reinless speed A black Tartarian horse of giant frame Comes trampling over the dead.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 74 The reinless play of the imagination.

1899 Mind 8 444 He learnt that he must hold the pen in a certain manner if he wished to write with ease, that the arm should not be placed as the reinless fancy prompted, and the like.

1918 E. J. Dillon Eclipse of Russia v. 81 A sudden dictatorial impulse to which he was said to be giving reinless scope when chance or design removed him from the scene.

1974 Public Admin. Rev. 34 178/2 Clearly, the Pentagon symbolizes ‘reinless’ bureaucracy.

2004 Time Out (Nexis) 20 Mar. 151 From its visceral opening, where a young man is left for dead on a train, it is clear that we are in a world of reinless violence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reinless
释义	reinlessadj. Brit. /ˈreɪnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈreɪnlᵻs/ Forms: see rein n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rein n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < rein n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare German zügellos unchecked, unrestrained (17th cent.), (of a horse or other animal) without a rein or reins (18th cent.). 1. Without a rein or reins. a. Of a horse or other animal. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [adjective] > not reined reinless1559 uncurbed1680 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Clarence xxix She tearms..A wilfull prince, a raynelesse raging horse. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxiiii. xxxix. 192 Vntill his rainlesse horse him bare away. 1700 J. Dennis Iphigenia i. 8 Their reinless Steeds come scowring down the Mountain. 1712 C. Johnson Wife's Relief iv. i. 41 Well is the drunken God Drawn in his giddy Carr by Reinless Tygers. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. vi. 11 The benignant Power Who sent the reinless steed. 1881 D. G. Rossetti House of Life xc The void car, hurled Abroad by reinless steeds. 1934 New Castle (Pa.) News 28 June 5/3 Reckless madcap rider of reinless rearing and jumping horses. 1963 C. N. Glaab Amer. City ii. 110 I have often gazed with wonder at a vehicle of this kind coming along at a smart trot, the wholly uncontrolled leader, and the two or three equally reinless steeds which follow. 2000 19th-cent. Lit. 54 533 One of A. H. Rockwell's self-regulating, reinless horses. b. Of a driver or rider. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > without reins reinless1854 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 271/1 The Anazeh, bitless, and almost reinless, destitute of the very mainspring of his mechanism, with his horse as uncontrolled in his carriage as a wild animal—beats them. 1873 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 326 If I had been blind and reinless, I should have gone without a bump. 1892 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/4 The reinless rider acquires a firmer seat. 1933 San Antonio (Texas) Sunday Light 17 Sept. iii. 4/8 Dorothy Herbert, reckless, reinless equestrienne. 1966 L. A. Baralt tr. J. Martí in Martí on U.S.A. i. 87 When he was five he met opposition from a wild colt, so he crept on him like a cat and started off bareback and reinless! 2004 Early Mod. Lit. Stud. (Nexis) 1 Sept. The horse on which the hapless husband sat, reinless, facing the tail. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Unchecked, unrestrained. Cf. unbridled adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > completely unchecked unbridledc1374 untempered1377 bridleless?1406 unrepressed?a1425 untemperatea1425 savagea1450 unchecked1469 undaunted1513 uncontrolleda1535 reinless1566 unrestrained1578 ineffrenate1581 unbitteda1586 check-free1598 uncurbed1600 checkless1604 unbounded1608 uncontained?1611 dis'chained1615 ungoverneda1616 unstanched1621 unsneaped1647 incontrolled1650 controlless1657 irregulated1664 curbless1813 do-as-you-please1845 disenchaineda1849 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Diij^v Leuinus..Through lyfe corrupt, and rainlesse youth Dyd worke his fames decay. 1613 T. Campion Descr. Lords Maske in Relation Royall Entertainm. sig. C1^v What power then can curbe Their rainelesse furie? a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) II. 295 Let the soul of Freedom's reinless power, Vast, and unconscious of constraint, inspire! 1772 Gentleman's Mag. 42 240 The reinless fury Of the mad whirlwinds. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. xix. 137 With reinless speed A black Tartarian horse of giant frame Comes trampling over the dead. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. 74 The reinless play of the imagination. 1899 Mind 8 444 He learnt that he must hold the pen in a certain manner if he wished to write with ease, that the arm should not be placed as the reinless fancy prompted, and the like. 1918 E. J. Dillon Eclipse of Russia v. 81 A sudden dictatorial impulse to which he was said to be giving reinless scope when chance or design removed him from the scene. 1974 Public Admin. Rev. 34 178/2 Clearly, the Pentagon symbolizes ‘reinless’ bureaucracy. 2004 Time Out (Nexis) 20 Mar. 151 From its visceral opening, where a young man is left for dead on a train, it is clear that we are in a world of reinless violence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1559
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