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swordless, a.|ˈsɔːdlɪs, ˈsɔədlɪs|
[f. sword n. + -less.]
Destitute of a sword; not having, carrying, or using a sword.
c1440Partonope 4334 Hys swerde he smotte a-geyne the gysharne Be the hylt hit brake,..The danys were gladde..For swerdeles was Partonope. 1470–85Malory Arthur i. v. 41 And so I thought my broder syr kay shold not be swerdles. a1814Spaniards iii. i. in New Brit. Theatre III. 224 My hand..Instinctive rushes to my swordless side. 1815Byron Parisina ix, With swordless belt, and fetter'd hand. 1883Whittier Our Country xviii, The swordless commonwealth of Penn. 1889Corbett Monk xiii. 187 In their midst rode Lambert with swordless scabbard. |