frameless

English

Etymology

frame +‎ -less

Adjective

frameless (not comparable)

1. Without a frame.
   • 1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 328:

     Frameless mirrors are fitted above the seats, and a small table below the window.

   • 1960 November, “New electric multiple-units for British Railways: Manchester/Liverpool and Crewe”, in Trains Illustrated, page 660:

     The frameless droplights are fitted with an improved Beclewat catch, which is easier to operate than earlier designs.

   • 1998, William M Wells, Alan C F Colchester, Scott Delp, Medical Image Computing and Computer-assisted Intervention:

     Theoretically speaking, the frame-based and frameless surgical localization system should have similar clinical application accuracy.

   • 2005, Michael W Litchfield, Renovation:

     On a frameless cabinet, a separate scribe piece may be attached to a side panel, near its face.

2. (computing, of a webpage) Without frames.
   • 2005, Michael Meadhra, How to Do Everything with Dreamweaver 8:

     So there's still a need for a frameless alternative to any web page.