lidless

lidless
adjective Date: 14th century 1. having no lid 2. archaic watchful

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Lidless — Lid less (l[i^]d l[e^]s), a. Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful. [1913 Webster] A lidless watcher of the public weal. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lidless — index open (unclosed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lidless — [lid′lis] adj. 1. without a lid 2. without eyelids 3. Old Poet. not closed; watchful: said of the eyes …   English World dictionary

  • lidless — adjective 1. not having or covered with a lid or lids a lidless container • Ant: ↑lidded 2. having no lid a lidless container • Similar to: ↑topless 3. always watchful …   Useful english dictionary

  • lidless — lid ► NOUN 1) a removable or hinged cover for the top of a container. 2) an eyelid. DERIVATIVES lidded adjective lidless adjective. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Lidless Eye —    The Eye of Sauron.    From the highest tower of Barad dûr, Sauron kept an unceasing watch on the lands and kingdoms of Middle earth. The Lidless Eye refers to this unsleeping vigilance …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • lidless — /lid lis/, adj. 1. (of objects) without a lid. 2. (of eyes) without or as if without lids. 3. watchful, as with unblinking eyes; vigilant. [1515 25; LID + LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • lidless — adjective without a lid …   Wiktionary

  • lidless — adj. without a cover, having no lid; without eyelids; watchful, vigilant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lidless — lid·less …   English syllables

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