batonless

English

Etymology

From baton +‎ -less.

Adjective

batonless (not comparable)

1. Without a baton.
   • 2008 June 30, Daniel J. Wakin, “In Italy, ‘Eroica’ Energizes a Frail Fixture of Period Music”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Taking his seat facing the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the man, Frans Bruggen, began conducting Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, batonless, his right hand karate-chopping the air.

Anagrams

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