the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preposition. Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Without: a French word which has existed long in English without becoming naturalized: now archaic or affected, except as used in heraldry: as, a dragon sans wings; an ear of corn sans stalk.
n. An abbreviation of Sanskrit.
Word Usage
"He was barefoot, and if the term sans-culottes wasn't yet in common use, it wasn't for lack of trying on his part."