Example Sentences

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And it is not necessary to remove one's shoes; the floor is matless, covered with dust, and squeaks under the unaccustomed weight of entering feet.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio

The windows of the house stood wide, and showed rooms within carpetless, matless, swept if not garnished, with other packing-cases stacked about and labelled.

From Foe-Farrell by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir