unclad
Americanverb
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unclad
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at un- 1, clad 1
Example Sentences
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As for Britain, clad or unclad, entry into the Common Market was out of the question, despite his "exceptional esteem, attachment and respect" for the British people.
From Time Magazine Archive
I flung the warm shawl over her, and drew the edges tight round her neck, for I dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air, unclad as she was.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
You've torn my plaidie, and I am half unclad.
From Theocritus, translated into English Verse by Theocritus
Queen Toplissy was a handsome lady, rather heavy in physique, of an orange-yellow complexion, with bright copper-bronze hair, and her unclad arms wore a profusion of bracelets and armlets of various metals.
From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by Bradshaw, William Richard
Since men come naked into the world, they must go out unclad, and the older custom among the Babylonians was to bury the dead without clothing.
From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby
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