chapeless

English

Etymology

chape +‎ -less

Adjective

chapeless (not comparable)

Without a chape.
- c. 1590–1592, Shakespeare, William, The Taming of the Shrew, act 3, scene 2, lines 46–47:
  an old rusty sword ta'en out of the town / armoury, with a broken hilt, and chapeless;

Anagrams

peachless

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