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fangless, a.|ˈfæŋlɪs| [f. fang n. + -less.] a. Without fangs, toothless. b. Of a tooth: Having no fang or root. a.1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iv. i. 218 His power, like to a Fanglesse Lion, May offer, but not hold. 1823Blackw. Mag. XIV. 81 A sort of fangless viper. 1868Geo. Eliot Sp. Gipsy iv. 302 A lion in fangless infancy. fig.1790J. Williams Shrove Tuesd. (1794) 29 Rebellion fangless grinn'd on Brunswick's pride. 1795Jemima II. 198, I should dread the consequence of his iniquity even in that almost fangless situation. 1887Swinburne Locrine iv. i. 105 So shall fear, mistrust, and jealous hate Lie foodless, if not fangless. b.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 114/2 The mouth..furnished with..fangless..teeth. |