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Definition of Fangless
1. a. Destitute of fangs or tusks.
Definition of Fangless
1. Adjective. Without fangs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fangless
1. fang [adj] - See also: fang
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fangless
Literary usage of Fangless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century: Poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"That fangless Lion, too, their guide, Might chance to lose his glistering hide ;
Brown Maudlin of that doublet pied Could make a kirtle rare. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"fangless as the fat worms of the grave. — JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. Fantastic.
Fantastical, like a sick man's dreams. — ANON. Fantastic ... as the sports of a ..."
3. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1850)
"The serpent's coil is not yet paralyzed, nor are his jaws as fangless as you deem!
Lady! would you have your child and jewels? ..."
4. The American Sportsman by Elisha Jarrett Lewis, Arnold Burges (1884)
"A beautiful pair of long-bodied king-snakes, known to be fangless, and consequently
without venom, were duly installed as members of the family. ..."
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