piplessadj.1
/ˈpɪplᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪplᵻs/ Having no pips; seedless.
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ungrainedc1440
seedlessa1500
unseeded1608
pipless1869
1869 C. R. Weld Notes Burgundy 115 The Corinthian Grape..possesses the great recommendation of being pipless.
1900 Daily News 31 Mar. 7/3 Pipless oranges are among the novelties hailing from California.
1990 M. Donoghue & A. Wheeler Dolphins (BNC) 33 A very fine web-like tissue, which resembles the inside of a pipless, unripe melon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
piplessadj.2
/ˈpɪplᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪplᵻs/ Now historical.
Of a glass bulb: having no sealing-off tip visible on its surface.
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1926 Gloss. Electr. Terms (Brit. Engin. Stand.) 150 Pipless bulb, a bulb so manufactured that no sealing-off tip remains on the visible surface of the glass.
1938 Times 15 Nov. 11/4 Among the exhibits in the museum are the first commercial electric lamp, produced in 1881; the first ‘pipless’ lamp, made in 1883.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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