Having no fingers, or (of clothing like gloves) designed without individual finger coverings.
English 'finger' plus the Old English suffix '-less' (meaning without or lacking). The term appeared in medical contexts in the 1600s, later applied to fashion garments in the 1980s.
Fingerless gloves became a 1980s punk fashion statement, but they were actually invented centuries earlier for workers who needed hand protection while retaining finger sensitivity—rebellion meets practicality.
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