runless
adjEtymology From run + -less.
1
Of stockings Without runs, or not susceptible to runs.
- Some of them will be mini-distresses: you get into a traffic jam that causes a minor delay; your garbage disposal breaks down and you have to call a repairman; you discover your daughter has absconded with your last pair of runless hose […]1985, Gail Gross, Honora M. Finkelstein, Beautiful skin, page 162:
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Without runs scored (in cricket, baseball, etc.).
- Derived terms
- runlessness