Definitions

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  • adjective Without a peak or peaks.

Etymologies

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peak +‎ -less

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Examples

  • I lifted a hand and he came ambling over, an elegant man in a white peakless cap, sitting almost side-saddle with a quirt in his hand.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • I lifted a hand and he came ambling over, an elegant man in a white peakless cap, sitting almost side-saddle with a quirt in his hand.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • I lifted a hand and he came ambling over, an elegant man in a white peakless cap, sitting almost side-saddle with a quirt in his hand.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • I lifted a hand and he came ambling over, an elegant man in a white peakless cap, sitting almost side-saddle with a quirt in his hand.

    Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007

  • His peaked army cap was peakless and all patched with sackcloth; in the center of it, the emblem of a regiment shone like gold, smooth with years of burnishing.

    King Rat Clavell, James, 1924- 1962

  • And as the breeze ruffles his dishevelled beard and ragged pea-jacket it ends by robbing his head of his cap -- of the tattered, peakless clout which, with rents in its lining, so closely resembles a tchepchik [Woman's mob-cap], as to communicate to the picturesque features of its wearer an appearance comically feminine.

    Through Russia Maksim Gorky 1902

  • A group of stalwart, swarthy-faced men, dressed in the garb of northern hunters -- light-coloured moleskin trousers tucked into the tops of long-legged sealskin moccasins, short jackets and peakless caps -- stood before the post kitchen or lounged upon the rough board walk which extended the full length of the reservation in front of the servants 'quarters and storehouses.

    Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale Dillon Wallace 1901

  • His head was adorned with a peakless cap of what looked like wolfskin, fitted with a pair of flaps to tie down over the ears, but now fastened together at the crown.

    Turned Adrift Harry Collingwood 1886

  • I had been switched to it from the intermediate-acting Insulatard when Lantus first came out and was hailed as the peakless, clear, 24-hour insulin.

    Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes 2009

  • I'm now back on twice daily Insulatard because although the peakless effect of Lantus is a benefit, it failed to give me 24-hour basal coverage (more like 18 - 20 hours), despite increasing the daily dose to eventually 42 units.

    Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes 2009

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