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ribless, a.|ˈrɪblɪs|
[f. rib n.1 + -less. Cf. G. rippenlos.]
Destitute or devoid of ribs.
1794Coleridge To a Young Ass 30 Where Toil shall call the charmer Health his bride, And Laughter tickle Plenty's ribless side! 1796Withering Brit. Plants IV. 101 Flat wedge-shaped, ribless, thick, very succulent. 1828J. E. Smith Eng. Flora II. 3 Seeds ribless, rough. 1854Orr's Circle Sci., Org. Nat. I. 216 The eight cervical vertebræ are free, moveable, and ribless. 1886Pall Mall G. 28 July 11/3 Are they flexible, like elastic, or ribless, like a coiling snake, those lumbering vessels? |