a. [ See 1st Make, and cf. Matchless, Mateless. ]
n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. James Mill. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. James Mill. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]