单词 | treeless |
释义 | treelessadj. Destitute of trees; containing no trees. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > wooded > lacking woodless1551 unshrubbeda1616 unwooded1628 treeless1794 uncypressed1799 untimbered1808 shrubless1816 bushless1830 groveless1835 timberless1859 forestless1884 unforested1885 1794 W. B. Stevens Jrnl. 19 Nov. (1965) ii. 205 On your Tree-less Coast indeed You can have no falling leaves to warn you of the approach of Winter. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 67 A quiet treeless nook. View more context for this quotation 1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 266/2 Another hundred years may see the United States a treeless country. 1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxiv. 349 A bare and treeless state must have preceded the age of forests. Derivatives ˈtreelessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > [noun] > being without trees treelessness1869 1869 M. A. Barker Station Life N.Z. (1874) iv. 25 The utter treelessness of the vast Canterbury Plains. 1884 Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 18/2 A diminished rainfall warned the planters that treelessness means rainlessness. Draft additions September 2008 Of a saddle: having no tree (tree n. 5d). ΚΠ 1872 A. D. Carlisle Round World 1870 352 A small and rather weedy-looking horse, whose trappings consist of a treeless saddle formed of several layers of horsehide and sheepskin. 1911 Spirit of West (Des Moines, Iowa) 15 Feb. 42/1 (advt.) Saddle—Entirely new and different—our own design. Absolutely treeless. 2007 Horse & Rider Oct. 148/2 (advt.,) We offer a extensive range of Treeless Saddles, Natural Horsemanship Equipment, Bitless Bridles,..[etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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