stonelessadj.
/ˈstəʊnlɪs/ a. Destitute of stone or stones; having or containing no stone.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [adjective] > having no stone
stoneless1823
1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 16 Aug. 419 A fine, buttery, stoneless loam.
1898 F. Davis Romano-Brit. City of Silchester 62 In a stoneless country, the fabric of the deserted city would rapidly be appropriated as building material.
b. Having no tombstone.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [adjective] > having no tombstone
stoneless1834
1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 654 The nameless, stoneless, lime-filled grave-hole.
1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 162 A digging sexton..points to a stoneless grave.
c. Of fruit: see stone n. 12.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > [adjective] > having or not having a stone
stoned1513
stony1585
polypyrene1693
polypyrenous1706
kernelled1719
stoneless1815
drupaceous1822
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 673 Barberry,..stoneless.
1860 Times 14 Nov. 9/6 A favorite fruit with the Chinaman is the classic lotos..; it is full of stoneless kernels.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 243/2 Stoneless sultana raisins from Smyrna.
Derivatives
ˈstonelessness n.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > stonelessness
stonelessness1891
1891 Athenæum 30 May 708/1 Is it quite certain that the vallum..is not..marked by the same virtual stonelessness?
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