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stainless

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

1stain·less

adj \ˈstān-ləs\

Definition of STAINLESS

1
: free from stain or stigma <the stainless purity of his boyish life — Oscar Wilde>
2
a : highly resistant to stain or corrosion b : made from materials resistant to stain <stainless silverware>
stain·less·ly adverb

Examples of STAINLESS

  1. <nothing less than a perfectly stainless sheet of parchment would do for a diploma>

First Known Use of STAINLESS

circa 1586

Rhymes with STAINLESS

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