taintless

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English

Etymology

From taint +‎ -less.

Adjective

taintless (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Free from blemish; totally clean; spotless.
    • 1731, [Jonathan Swift], “Strephon and Chloe”, in A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed. , Dublin, London: [William Bowyer] for J. Roberts , published 1734, →OCLC, page 8:
      And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow.

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