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mastless en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæstləs/ (US)

Etymology

From mast (“tall, slim post or tower”) + -less.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Without a mast.
   • a mastless ship

mastless en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæstləs/ (US)

Etymology

From mast (“fruit of forest-trees”) + -less.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Bearing no mast (fruit of a tree).
   • mastless oak 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
   • a mastless oak or beech