straplessadj.
/ˈstraplɪs/ Without a strap; not fitted with straps; spec. of women's dress: without shoulder straps; also absol.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > not fastened in other specific manner
unpinneda1393
unlaced1447
unnailed?1572
unrooted1604
ungirthed1628
unlatched1651
unchained1664
unlooped1716
unbolted1793
unbelted1814
unhinged1824
unclasped1825
unpulleyed1839
strapless1846
unwelded1846
unroped1849
unhasped1856
unwhipped1867
unbuckled1874
unsoldered1876
stringless1882
unspiked1902
unclipped1922
unzippered1936
unzipped1940
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > straps > not
strapless1935
1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia II. ii. Prol. 102 A sturdy wanderer, with thick shoes and strapless trousers.
1935 Mademoiselle Feb. 91/3 Strapless and backless brassiere.
1946 Vogue Aug. 90/2 In another seventy-five years he'll probably be all for Picasso and your strapless frock.
1955 N. Fitzgerald House is Falling i. 13 Her strapless, white swim-suit.
1969 A. Lurie Real People 92 Anna May came out, in a cerise strapless satin evening gown.
1973 Country Life 8 Mar. 633/2 Slinky dresses that have the finest straps or are completely strapless.
1980 Daily Tel. 13 Oct. 19/3 Strongest revival of all—the straight-across strapless.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adj.1846