patchlessadj.
/ˈpatʃləs/, U.S. /ˈpætʃləs/ Not having or composed of patches; requiring no patches. Also figurative.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > not striped, marked, or ridged
unmarked1815
unstripeda1836
untraversed1846
unstreaked1861
unveined1869
unstriated1877
patchless1927
1927 Observer 1 May 6 Hundreds of different..mentionings are all woven into a seamless, patchless, and nowhere ragged history of the subject.
1998 Washingtonian (Nexis) July 97 Novavax develops patchless transdermal drug-delivery products.
2001 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) (Nexis) 26 Nov. 30 (headline) Pax provides patchless peace of mind; wheel-and-tire system allows drivers to keep going after a puncture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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