top´less|ness

top´less|ness
top|less «TOP lihs», adjective.
1. having no top; immeasurably high: »

The abysses we skirted…seemed bottomless, and the mountain itself topless (New Yorker).

2. a) lacking an upper part or piece: »

a topless bathing suit.

b) wearing a topless garment: »

a topless dancer.

c) employing waitresses or entertainers who wear topless garments: »

a topless bar.

3. lofty; exalted: »

Topless honours be bestowed on thee (George Chapman).

top´less|ness, noun.

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