Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Matchless; peerless; unequaled.
- Without a mate; widowed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Matchless.
- adjective Without a mate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective rare
Matchless , without equal,peerless . - adjective obsolete Without a
mate ;widowed .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dinas, ye shall understand that Sir Tristram is called peerless and makeless of any Christian knight, and of his might and hardiness we knew none so good a knight, but if it be Sir Launcelot du Lake.
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And then they all three cried: Sir knight, we yield us unto you as a man of might makeless.
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Sir, said he, it is Queen Isoud that, out-taken my lady your queen, she is makeless.
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And sir, said Sir Dinas, ye shall understand that Sir Tristram is called peerless and makeless of any Christian knight, and of his might and hardiness we knew none so good a knight, but if it be
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And then they all three cried: Sir knight, we yield us unto you as a man of might makeless.
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Sir, said he, it is Queen Isoud that, out-taken my lady your queen, she is makeless.
fbharjo commented on the word makeless
15th century word which would be translated as matchless or unique today
September 3, 2007
patchouli commented on the word makeless
A sibling of makeshift, perhaps.
September 7, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word makeless
would you shake a spear - makeshift- at that? "Makeless" is Shakespeare's word for "unique"
October 16, 2007