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Definition of Bellyless
1. Adjective. Lacking a prominent belly.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellyless
Literary usage of Bellyless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1897)
"... be reduced to a minimum, and then, bellyless, we shall develop into that higher
angelic creature which we see so often portrayed—all head and wings. ..."
2. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: With Historical Surveys by Charles Francis Horne (1917)
"... bellyless; others long-legged, mighty-kneed; others big-shanked and fat-calved;
some with long and claw- like nails. Some were headless, breastless, ..."
3. The World Beyond, Passages from Oriental and Primitive Religions: Passages by Justin Hartley Moore (1920)
"And others thin and skinny, bellyless; others long-legged, mighty-kneed; others
big-shanked and fat-calved; some with long and claw-like nails. ..."
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