chapelessadj.
/ˈtʃeɪplɪs/ rare.
Wanting a chape or sheath.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [adjective] > lacking sheath or scabbard
scabbardless1577
chapelessa1616
sheathless1717
a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. ii. 47 An olde rusty sword..with a broken hilt, and chapelesse . View more context for this quotation
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