thighless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thigh +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

thighless (not comparable)

  1. Without thighs.
    • 1883, Thomson Sharp, “Cæsar Ducornet, the wonderful cripple”, in Young England[1], volume 5, page 486:
      But how he could paint such pictures is marvellous, for he was not only armless but thighless, his short legs being closely united to the trunk.
    • 1907, George Edwin Marks, Manual of Artificial Limbs[2]:
      Some manufacturers advocate the use of thighless legs whether the stumps are long or short, and pay little attention to the character of the extremities.
    • 2008 May 25, Virginia Heffernan, “Narrow Minded”, in New York Times[3]:
      A bird’s-eye shot of the thighless legs of a seated figure is also common.