a. [f. STEEL sb.1 + -LESS.] Of an article: Containing no steel.

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1831.  J. Holland, Manuf. Metal, I. 143. The steelless articles already noticed.

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1885.  Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug., 10/1. Several of these steelless corsets would also be tightly rolled and placed inside a dirty corset.

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