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staveless, a.|ˈsteɪvlɪs|
[f. stave n.1 + -less.]
a. Of a rune: Having no upright stem. rare.
b. Of a barrel: Having no staves.
1866–7G. Stephens Runic Mon. I. Introd. 135 We may even have the side-stroke alone, the stave being absent; thus' is A in the staveless Helsing-runes. 1892Daily News 6 Aug. 6/2 His system of making staveless barrels from one sheet of wood, instead of from a number of staves. |