lineless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English line Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English lineless From line + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Free of lines
Wu, with close-cropped hair and a lineless face, wore a cardigan and a necktie and looked like a truant from boarding school.
2009 January 25, Eric Wilson, “The Spotlight Finds Jason Wu”, in New York Times: