"thighless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: thigh + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thigh|less}} thigh + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thighless (not comparable)
  1. Without thighs. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thighless-en-adj-VeJNEDvV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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          "ref": "1883, Thomson Sharp, “Cæsar Ducornet, the wonderful cripple”, in Young England, volume 5, page 486",
          "text": "But how he could paint such pictures is marvellous, for he was not only armless but thighless, his short legs being closely united to the trunk.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "1907, George Edwin Marks, Manual of Artificial Limbs",
          "text": "Some manufacturers advocate the use of thighless legs whether the stumps are long or short, and pay little attention to the character of the extremities.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 May 25, Virginia Heffernan, “Narrow Minded”, in New York Times",
          "text": "A bird’s-eye shot of the thighless legs of a seated figure is also common.",
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