parrotless

English

Etymology

parrot +‎ -less

Adjective

parrotless (not comparable)

  1. without parrots.
    • 1903, Anne Story Allen, Merry Hearts: The Adventures of Two Bachelor Maids, page 11:
      She wore her parrotless hat, and looked determined. "I'll be back in a few minutes," she announced. Rosamond nodded and sank into a chair. I looked about vaguely for my shoe-box. The angel-dog brought a bone and languidly let it drop.
    • 1998, Tibor Fischer, The Collector Collector: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 24:
      This squawking blue pest became the center of his pride, so one morning when he discovered a parrotless perch, he hovered with rage.
    • 2014, Keith M. Costain, The Opera Singer, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 338:
      The bold Buccaneer who sailed the seven seas in all their varied humours had become a whimpering, parrotless child.
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