weblessadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛbləs/, U.S.

/ˈwɛbləs/

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

Etymology: < web n. + -less suffix.

Not having a web (in various senses).

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1820 London Lit. Gaz. 14 Oct. 668/3 'Tis thine Arachne's venom'd blood to spill, Or webless drive her from her silken loom!

1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. ii. v. 92 O'er still and webless looms The listless craftsmen through their elf-locks scowled.

1882 Fishing Gaz. 9 Sept. 430/2 He appears to think that its feet being webless, would prevent its catching fish.

1921 R. R. Slocum Standard Varieties Chickens: Bantam Breeds (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1251) 23 The feathers are webless and have a peculiar texture which gives them a silky appearance.

1987 J. E. Twining Mute Swans Atlantic Coast ix. 63 The actual quill is only that webless part of the shaft, called the calamus, closest to the bird's body.

2000 Pop. Photogr. July 74/3 (caption) Jumping spider: a webless, speck-sized arachnid that hops about the floor of most North American forests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	webless
释义	weblessadj. Brit. /ˈwɛbləs/, U.S. /ˈwɛbləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: web n., -less suffix. Etymology: < web n. + -less suffix. Not having a web (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [adjective] > weaving > types of loom high warp1728 webless1820 overpick1869 shuttleless1888 needleloom1933 1820 London Lit. Gaz. 14 Oct. 668/3 'Tis thine Arachne's venom'd blood to spill, Or webless drive her from her silken loom! 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. ii. v. 92 O'er still and webless looms The listless craftsmen through their elf-locks scowled. 1882 Fishing Gaz. 9 Sept. 430/2 He appears to think that its feet being webless, would prevent its catching fish. 1921 R. R. Slocum Standard Varieties Chickens: Bantam Breeds (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1251) 23 The feathers are webless and have a peculiar texture which gives them a silky appearance. 1987 J. E. Twining Mute Swans Atlantic Coast ix. 63 The actual quill is only that webless part of the shaft, called the calamus, closest to the bird's body. 2000 Pop. Photogr. July 74/3 (caption) Jumping spider: a webless, speck-sized arachnid that hops about the floor of most North American forests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1820
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