"cherubless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more cherubless [comparative], most cherubless [superlative]
Etymology: From cherub + -less. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cherub|-less}} cherub + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} cherubless (comparative more cherubless, superlative most cherubless)
  1. Lacking cherubs (in various senses).
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          "ref": "2017, Marilyn Messik, Witch Dust, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd., →ISBN, page 103:",
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