| 释义 |
ˈironless, a. rare.
[f. iron n.1 + -less.]
Destitute of iron; not possessing iron. In quot. 1420 quasi-adv. ‘without the aid of iron tools’ (Lodge, Gloss. to Palladius).
c1420Pallad. on Husb. iii. 685 And rape seed in to their hedes gete Al yronles, wol make hem growe faste; And ofte ydoon the faster wyl they haste. 1865Tylor Early Hist. Man. vii. 169 Their connection with the ironless Maoris and Tahitians. |
