Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Of an electric motor: that does not use brushes, physical contacts for the commutator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Not requiring the use of a hairbrush, scrubbing brush, or other brush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bhr̥stís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English brushless From brush + -less.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
