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propless, a.|ˈprɒplɪs|
[f. prop n.1 + -less.]
Without prop or support; unsupported.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. vii. 94 The dull Earth's prop-less massie Ball Stands steddy still. 1652Benlowes Theoph. v. xix, Tell how pond'rous Earths huge proplesse Ball Hangs poised in the fluent Hall Of fleeting Air? a1734Dennis To Thomson, Yet shall my propless ivy, pale and bent, Bless the short sunshine which thy pity lent. |