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adjectivehaving no stain; spotless. made of stainless steel. resistant to staining, rusting, the corrosive effect of chemicals, etc. nounflatware made of stainless steel. stainless steel. Origin of stainlessFirst recorded in 1580–90; stain + -less OTHER WORDS FROM stainlessstain·less·ly, adverbstain·less·ness, nounWords nearby stainlessstained glass, stained glass ceiling, Stainer, Staines, staining, stainless, stainless steel, stair, staircase, staircase phenomenon, stairhead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stainlessAre we finally nearing the end of stainless steel's kitchen dominance? Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Just as we had the housing bubble, we now seem to be at the apex of the stainless steel bubble. Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Stainless signalled higher BTUs coming out of the burners, bigger ovens, and so forth. Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST This has complicated the quest for a stainless steel replacement; finishes like "oiled bronze" have already come and gone. Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A year later, casual perusal of HGTV and design catalogues indicates that the rich are indeed moving away from stainless. Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST I have indeed held it 'sacred as the Grail,' and now I return it to you as stainless as when you gave it. A Speckled Bird|Augusta J. Evans Wilson Tancredi burlesques the knightly reverence for a stainless scutcheon by the extravagance of his revenge. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds He was a man of parts and learning, of quick sensibility and stainless virtue. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay She was pure and stainless: let us see to it that such memories are rescued. The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall He was renowned and unrivalled as the man of stainless honour: the one living man of his word. The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for stainless
adjectiveresistant to discoloration, esp discoloration resulting from corrosion; rust-resistantstainless steel having no blemisha stainless reputation Derived forms of stainlessstainlessly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stainlesschaste, exemplary, immaculate, pure, spotless, unsullied, untainted |