tangless

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adjective

Without a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).

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Meanings

adjectivetangless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).

    Sandars identifies two varieties, tanged and tangless. The blades with tangs or short “necks,” where the handles are attached with two rivets, seem to be more common in LM III Crete.

    2011, Jeffrey S. Soles, Costis Davaras, Mochlos IIC: Period IV, page 49
  2. not comparableWithout tang (other meanings)

Origin

From tang + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gnatless
Cite this entry
APA

tangless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangless

MLA

“tangless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangless.

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