runless en · ADJ
Etymology
From run + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of stockings) Without runs, or not susceptible to runs.
Some of them will be mini-distresses: you get into a traffic jam that causes a minor delay; your garbage disposal breaks down and you have to call a repairman; you discover your daughter has absconded with your last pair of runless hose […]
1985, Gail Gross, Honora M. Finkelstein, Beautiful skin, page 162:
- (not-comparable) Without runs scored (in cricket, baseball, etc.).