stitchlessadj.

Etymology: < stitch n.¹ + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstitchless.

Without stitches; spec. (formerly) of a tennis ball, put together without stitches or a stitched seam. Also, ‘without a stitch’, unclothed.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective]

nakedOE

bareOE

start nakedc1225

nakec1300

unarrayedc1380

clothelessc1386

mother-nakedc1390

stark nakedc1390

bareda1400

naked as a needlec1400

unattiredc1400

uncladc1400

uncoveredc1400

loose1423

unclothedc1440

belly-nakeda1500

naked as one's nail1563

unabuilyeit1568

sindonlessc1595

leathern1596

disarrayed1611

undressed1613

debaredc1620

unapparelled1622

unaccoutred?1750

stark1762

disrobed1794

ungarmented1798

undraped1814

au naturel1828

nude1830

skyclad1832

garbless1838

kitless1846

spar-naked1849

raimentless1852

undoffed1854

togless1857

garmentless1866

naked as a robin1866

clothesless1868

sky clothed1878

nakedized1885

altogether1896

buck naked1913

raw1916

bollock naked1922

starkers1923

starko1923

stitchless1927

naked as a jaybird1931

bollock1950

rollock naked1962

nekkid1977

kit-off1992

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > type of ball

stitchless1927

1927 Daily Tel. 22 Mar. 15/6 W. H. Powell..was beaten... It was due..to the fact that Powell is not yet used to the stitchless ball.

1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 451 I'd plant you..on the electric ottoman in the lap of lechery, simpringly stitchless with admiracion.

1953 M. Peake Mr. Pye xvi. 128 She had left her clothes on a high rock... ‘My child..’ said Mr. Pye ‘..my stitchless child.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	stitchless
释义	stitchlessadj. Etymology: < stitch n.¹ + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstitchless. Without stitches; spec. (formerly) of a tennis ball, put together without stitches or a stitched seam. Also, ‘without a stitch’, unclothed. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] nakedOE bareOE start nakedc1225 nakec1300 unarrayedc1380 clothelessc1386 mother-nakedc1390 stark nakedc1390 bareda1400 naked as a needlec1400 unattiredc1400 uncladc1400 uncoveredc1400 loose1423 unclothedc1440 belly-nakeda1500 naked as one's nail1563 unabuilyeit1568 sindonlessc1595 leathern1596 disarrayed1611 undressed1613 debaredc1620 unapparelled1622 unaccoutred?1750 stark1762 disrobed1794 ungarmented1798 undraped1814 au naturel1828 nude1830 skyclad1832 garbless1838 kitless1846 spar-naked1849 raimentless1852 undoffed1854 togless1857 garmentless1866 naked as a robin1866 clothesless1868 sky clothed1878 nakedized1885 altogether1896 buck naked1913 raw1916 bollock naked1922 starkers1923 starko1923 stitchless1927 naked as a jaybird1931 bollock1950 rollock naked1962 nekkid1977 kit-off1992 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > type of ball stitchless1927 1927 Daily Tel. 22 Mar. 15/6 W. H. Powell..was beaten... It was due..to the fact that Powell is not yet used to the stitchless ball. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 451 I'd plant you..on the electric ottoman in the lap of lechery, simpringly stitchless with admiracion. 1953 M. Peake Mr. Pye xvi. 128 She had left her clothes on a high rock... ‘My child..’ said Mr. Pye ‘..my stitchless child.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1927
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