Etymology
Origin of jointless
Example Sentences
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You would assume she was a plant, there to make plain the links between the emphatic thwack of the sabar and the jointless human body, but the band seem genuinely surprised to see her.
From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2011
I could see Dick in the dim distance dividing his attentions between a jointless fowl in front of him and a self-possessed young lady at his side.
From The Captain of the Polestar by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S by Project Gutenberg
How fatal is the boy collective to all artificiality, sanctimony, weakness, make-believe, and jointless dignity; and how prone is the ministry to these psychological and semi-physical pests!
From The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work by Hoben, Allan
Their hands were so stiff that the fingers were jointless.
From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod
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