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Lacking a top. examples
(poetic) Very high; towering. quotations examples
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships, / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
late 16th century Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
(chiefly of a woman) Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up. examples
(of a place) Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers. quotations examples
Driving down your freeways / Midnight alleys roam / Cops in cars, the topless bars / Never saw a woman so alone
1971, “L.A. Woman”, in Jim Morrison (lyrics), L.A. Woman, performed by The Doors
She was workin' in a topless place / And I stopped in for beer / I just kept lookin' at the side of her face / In the spotlight so clear.
1975, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Tangled Up in Blue”, in Blood on the Tracks
Not wearing any clothes on the upper body. quotations examples
'I saw her,' said Neptune, 'sunbaking topless.'
1985, Joan Morrison, Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 43
plural toplesses
(automotive) A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open. examples