ˈrimless, a.
[f. rim n.1 + -less.]
Having no rim; without a rim, esp. of spectacles.
| 1802 Wordsw. Beggars v, The other wore a rimless crown. 1832 Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XXXII. 178 That small, spokey, but rimless wheel. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 8 May 1/3 Wearing an immaculate frock-coat and a rimless eyeglass. 1908 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catal. 187/2 Rimless spectacles are the very latest and most stylish spectacles made. 1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay x. 156 And for full dress, gold-mounted rimless pince-nez are refinement itself. 1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey i. 5 He had a sharp nose, a neat moustache, rimless eyeglasses. 1953 K. Tennant Joyful Condemned xviii. 162 The magistrate looked over the top of his rimless glasses. 1977 D. James Spy at Evening vii. 38 He..balanced a pair of rimless spectacles on the tip of his nose. |