"nailless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English *nayllees, from Old English *næġllēas, from Proto-West Germanic *naglalaus, from Proto-Germanic *naglalausaz, equivalent to nail + -less. Cognate with Middle Low German nāgellôs (“nailless”), Dutch nagelloos (“nailless”), German nagellos (“nailless”), Icelandic naglalaus (“nailless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*nayllees}} Middle English *nayllees, {{inh|en|ang|*næġllēas}} Old English *næġllēas, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*naglalaus}} Proto-West Germanic *naglalaus, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*naglalausaz}} Proto-Germanic *naglalausaz, {{suf|en|nail|less}} nail + -less, {{cog|gml|nāgellôs|t=nailless}} Middle Low German nāgellôs (“nailless”), {{cog|nl|nagelloos|t=nailless}} Dutch nagelloos (“nailless”), {{cog|de|nagellos|t=nailless}} German nagellos (“nailless”), {{cog|is|naglalaus|t=nailless}} Icelandic naglalaus (“nailless”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nailless (not comparable)
  1. Without a nail or nails. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nailless-en-adj-SJA6AcNF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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