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1stainless
adjective stain·less \ˈstān-ləs\
Definition of STAINLESS
1
: free from stain or stigma <the stainless purity of his boyish life — Oscar Wilde>
2
a : highly resistant to stain or corrosion b : made from materials resistant to stain <stainless silverware>
— stain·less·ly adverb
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First Known Use of STAINLESS
circa 1586
Related to STAINLESS
- Synonyms
- antiseptic, chaste, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, clean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
2stainless
noun
Definition of STAINLESS
: tableware made of stainless steel
First Known Use of STAINLESS
1953
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