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Definition of Forkless
1. a. Having no fork.
Definition of Forkless
1. Adjective. Without a fork or forks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forkless
1. having no fork [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forkless
Literary usage of Forkless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872)
"It was a knight who is credited with inventing gloves, that he might devour the
choicest morsels at the board, while his ungloved guests, in that forkless ..."
2. Mr. Britling Sees it Through by Herbert George Wells (1916)
"... and forkless meals in the serious middle hours of the day. He protested to Mr.
Britling, respectfully but very firmly. It was, he held, ..."
3. The History of the Art of Tablesetting: Ancient and Modern, from Anglo-Saxon by Claudia Quigley Murphy (1921)
"... a subtle reminder to the initiate that while we have advanced far, we still
retain the form of bowl, laver, and towel of the pre-forkless age. ..."
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