| 单词 |
stoneless |
| 释义 |
stoneless, a.|ˈstəʊnlɪs| [f. stone n. + -less.] Destitute of stone or stones; having or containing no stone.
1823Cobbett Rur. Rides (1885) I. 264 A fine, buttery, stoneless loam. 1898F. Davis Silchester 62 In a stoneless country, the fabric of the deserted city would rapidly be appropriated as building material. b. Having no tombstone.
1834Fraser's Mag. X. 654 The nameless, stoneless, lime-filled grave-hole. 1882J. Walker Jaunt to Auld Reekie 162 A digging sexton..points to a stoneless grave. c. Of fruit: see stone n. 12.
1815J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 673 Barberry,..stoneless. 1860Times 14 Nov. 9/6 A favorite fruit with the Chinaman is the classic lotos..; it is full of stoneless kernels. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. I. 243/2 Stoneless sultana raisins from Smyrna. Hence ˈstonelessness.
1891Athenæum 30 May 708/1 Is it quite certain that the vallum..is not..marked by the same virtual stonelessness? |

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