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topless (adj.)
[topless 词源字典]
of women, "bare-breasted," 1966, from
top
(n.1) +
-less
. Earlier it was used of men's bathing suits (1937) and women's (1964). Earliest sense is "without a visible summit; immeasurably high" (1580s).
[topless etymology, topless origin, 英语词源]