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araphorostic

adjective
ar·​a·​pho·​ros·​tic | \¦arəfə¦rästik\
variants: or araphostic \¦⸗⸗¦fästik \

Definition of araphorostic 

: lacking seams : unsewed an araphorostic shoe

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History and Etymology for araphorostic

irregularly from Greek arrhaphos (from a- a- entry 2 + -rhaphos, from rhaptein to sew) + English -ic

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