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TOPLESS
braless, bare-breasted, topless
(adjective) having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; “topless waitresses”; “a topless cabaret”
topless
(adjective) having no top; “a topless jar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
topless (not comparable)
Lacking a top.
(poetic) Very high, towering.
(chiefly, of a woman) Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up.
Synonyms: bare-breasted (of a woman), barechested (of a man), half-naked, semi-nude, shirtless, topfree
(of a place) Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.
Adverb
topless (not comparable)
Not wearing any clothes on the upper body.
Noun
topless (plural toplesses)
(automotive) A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open.
Anagrams
• Postels, potless
Source: Wiktionary
Top"less, a.
Definition: Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled. " The topless Apennines." "Topless fortunes." Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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