mastless

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæstləs/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mastless (not comparable)

1. Without a mast.

   a mastless ship

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

mastless (not comparable)

1. Bearing no mast (fruit of a tree).

   a mastless oak or beech

   • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     mastless oak