usherlessadj.

Etymology: < usher n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈusherless.

Lacking an usher, herald, or harbinger. In earlier use figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > unannounced

unadvisedc1386

unwarneda1400

unwarneda1525

unawarnist1533

usherless1604

unnotified1775

unannounced1825

unheralded1864

unsignalled1868

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [adjective] > without an usher

usherless1604

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > without an usher

usherless1815

1604 J. Marston Malcontent iv. v. sig. G There Vsherlesse the ayre comes in and out.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 360 Where Vsher-lesse, both day and night, the..windes, enter and goe forth.

1815 H. H. Milman Fazio 80 Who art thou thus usherless and unbidden Scarest my privacy?

1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water II. xxix. 217 On the great staircase he met Mrs. Sotheran coming up usherless.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	usherless
释义	usherlessadj. Etymology: < usher n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈusherless. Lacking an usher, herald, or harbinger. In earlier use figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > unannounced unadvisedc1386 unwarneda1400 unwarneda1525 unawarnist1533 usherless1604 unnotified1775 unannounced1825 unheralded1864 unsignalled1868 the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [adjective] > without an usher usherless1604 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > without an usher usherless1815 1604 J. Marston Malcontent iv. v. sig. G There Vsherlesse the ayre comes in and out. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 360 Where Vsher-lesse, both day and night, the..windes, enter and goe forth. 1815 H. H. Milman Fazio 80 Who art thou thus usherless and unbidden Scarest my privacy? 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water II. xxix. 217 On the great staircase he met Mrs. Sotheran coming up usherless. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1604
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