"crestless" meaning in English

See crestless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English crest Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English crestless From crest + -less. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|crest|-less|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English crest Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English crestless [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*lewHs-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*leusaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-laus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-lēas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-les", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-less", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "crestless", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="crestless"> From crest + -less. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crestless (not comparable)
  1. Having no crest Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crestless-en-adj-BRJiD9bN Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 85 15
  2. Having no coat of arms Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crestless-en-adj-swL8ie4F Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crestlessness
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