- past participle of unclothe.
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
The beautiful green plot is covered with sere and yellow leaves, and the night winds howl through the unclad branches of the noble linden; while the swelling waves of the Theiss lash its sombre banks.
From The Village Notary by J?zsef E?tv?s
The piercing blasts quite shrivelled up our poor unclad conductors, who crouched in an inert mass round log fires which they made.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
It was the frank eloquence of the slaughter-house—the unclad humour of the market.
From The Slave of the Lamp by Henry Seton Merriman
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