Definitions

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  • adjective Without eyelashes.

Etymologies

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lash +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Lena looked past them, to the tiniest of tiny birds, all curled limbs and pointed bottom, the blue pulses visible, the waxy pink lips, the dry skin of a wizened elder, the heaving chest, the huge lashless eyes.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • Lena looked past them, to the tiniest of tiny birds, all curled limbs and pointed bottom, the blue pulses visible, the waxy pink lips, the dry skin of a wizened elder, the heaving chest, the huge lashless eyes.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • As he forced his way forward a man passed him up the wooden box that King had used to stand on; he seized it in both hands with a grin and a jest and went to stand behind King and Ismail, in line with the lashless mullah, facing Yasmini.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • "Words at the gate -- proof in the cavern!" howled the lashless one.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • The mullah in the arena, blinking with his lashless eyes, held both arms up for silence in the attitude of a Christian priest blessing a congregation.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • "Many have entered!" sang the lashless mullah in a sing-song chant.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • "Kurram Khan!" the lashless mullah howled, like a lone wolf in the moonlight, and King stood up.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • He went back to his men with a shiver between his shoulder-blades, and the mullah, standing in the gap of the mosque wall, blinked at him with lashless eyes.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • He approached until he could see the pattern on the covering rugs, and the pink rims round the mullah's lashless eyes.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • Though the head was scuffed and its nose and prominent features worn to near smoothness, the minute, lashless eyes still blinked, and the mouth moved spastically, though no sound could be heard.

    The Oddest Thing Ever Found in a Pocket 2009

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