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Nailless

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Nail´less
a.1.Without nails; having no nails.
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The feet themselves were heavily padded and nailless, which fact had also contributed to the noiselessness of their approach, and, in common with a multiplicity of legs, is a characteristic feature of the fauna of Mars.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
His hide is sleek and hairless, and of a dark slate colour on back and sides, shading down his eight legs to a vivid yellow at the huge, padded, nailless feet; the belly is pure white.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
As Thar Ban rode noiselessly up the broad avenue which leads from the quays of Aaanthor to the great central plaza, he and his mount might have been mistaken for spectres from a world of dreams, so grotesque the man and beast, so soundless the great thoat's padded, nailless feet upon the moss-grown flagging of the ancient pavement.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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