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brushless, a.|ˈbrʌʃlɪs|
[f. brush n.2 + -less.]
1. Without a brush; having no brush.
1838Fraser's Mag. XVIII. 484 The brilliant finish of the brushless fox.
2. Of shaving-cream: made for use without a brush.
1933Drug & Cosmetic Industry July 40/2 Introducing a new shaving cream of both the brushless and lather types. 1941Jenkins & Hartung Chem. Org. Med. Products 7 Sun-tan oils, brushless shaving creams, and hair tonics. 1960H. L. Lawrence Children of Light i. 9 He..took his Gillette and brushless shaving cream.
Hence ˈbrushlessness.
1880R. Broughton Sec. Th. I. vi. 81 A dressing and undressing without any toilet apparatus, an absolute brushlessness, comblessness. |