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Etymology
Origin of waterless
before 950; Middle English waterlees, Old English waterlēas. See water, -less
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It already sells Olay waterless face wash “melts” and water-activated shampoo and conditioner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Alchemie is not the only company attempting a nearly waterless dye process.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
The park will also water the landscape with reclaimed water instead of domestic supplies, and the urinals at the park will be waterless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
At night in this waterless air the stars come down just out of reach of your fingers.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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