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▪ I. wardless, a.1|ˈwɔːdlɪs| [f. ward v. + -less.] That cannot be parried.
1693S. Harvey Juvenal's Sat. ix. (1697) 236 He gives like Destiny a wardless Blow. ▪ II. wardless, a.2 rare.|ˈwɔːdlɪs| [f. ward n.2 24 a + -less.] Of a key: having no wards.
1927R. A. Freeman A Certain Dr. Thorndyke xv. 220 These wardless pin-keys are more subtle than they look. |