Meaning of sackless | Babel Free
Definitions
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Without a sack. not-comparable
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Blameless, guiltless, innocent. Northern-England, archaic, poetic
Examples
“The first act consisted of dancing, capering, and tumbling, by about twenty men, enveloped in sacks […] At length, at a given signal by the manager, the whole troop of actors rushed to the spot; they were then sackless, but their features were effectually concealed by masks reaching to the bosom.”
“[…] And where that sackless knight lies slain, […] The candles will burn bright.”
“[…] and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.