rimless

rimless

English

Etymology

    From rim + -less.

    Adjective

    rimless (not comparable)

    1. Lacking a rim.
      Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) brimless, lipless, ledgeless
      rimless glasses
      • 1949, Raymond Chandler, The Little Sister
        She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses []
    2. (basketball) Not touching the rim of the basket while passing through it.
      • 2022, Jay E. Tria, You Out of Nowhere:
        Took aim and scored, a sure, rimless basket.

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