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rustless, a.|ˈrʌstlɪs| [f. rust n.1 + -less.] 1. Free from rust; characterized by the absence of rust. Also fig.
1845Ford Handbk. Spain ii. 786 Mistaking the dry rustless climate of Castile for her own..damp land. 1853C. Brontë Villette viii, When once a bloodless and rustless instrument was found, she was careful of the prize. 1880Baring-Gould Mehalah xxvi, The married life of some is smooth and shining and rustless like the gold. 2. Not liable to be rusted.
1856Ruskin Mod. Paint. IV. v. xvi. §17 A strength as of imperishable iron, rustless by the air. 1884Health Exhib. Catal. 57/2 Soil Pipe Traps in rustless iron and stoneware. |