zonelessadj.
/ˈzəʊnlɪs/ 1. Not confined by, or not wearing, a zone or girdle; ungirt.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fastened in specific way > belted, girdled, or pulled in > not
ungird1382
beltless1535
ungirded1565
ungirdled1611
zoneless1748
ungirt1850
unbelted1880
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a belt or girdle > not
ungirt1297
beltless1535
ungirded1565
unbelt1662
unzoned1718
zoneless1748
uncinctured1790
discinct1846
unbelted1870
1748 W. Mason Isis 8 In careless folds loose flow'd her zoneless vest.
1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 52 Pleasure..That reeling goddess with the zoneless waist.
1802 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 370 I always thought him a bantling of zoneless Italian muses.
1822 H. H. Milman Martyr of Antioch 14 Come in thy zoneless grace, thy flowing locks Crown'd with the laurel of the Gods.
2. Not marked with zones or bands of colour.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > ring of colour > [adjective] > not
zoneless1836
1836 M. J. Berkeley in J. E. Smith Eng. Flora V. ii. 140 Pileus of a fleshy..substance zoneless villous white.
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