Word Finder - nude

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A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

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Lexa sent me a nude last week.

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(with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.

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she caught him in the nude

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A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

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Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

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Why do you act so prudish whenever you see nude people?

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Characterized by the nudity of people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.

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2019 December 19, Elaine McCahill, “I said no to 'Game of Thrones' nude scene, says 'Charlie' actress Sinead Watters”, Irish Independent: Charlie's breakout star Sinead Watters has revealed that she said no to a nude role in Game of Thrones.

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(of clothing, makeup, etc) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.

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2016 June 2, "Company releases nude chest binder line for different skin tones", in the Washington Blade

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He now became a nude and beardless youth, the type of the young athlete.

There is a sheet at the Louvre of much earlier date than the first idea or commission for this particular picture, containing some nude sketches for the arrangement of the subject; another later and farther advanced, but still probably anterior to the practical commission, at Venice, and a MS. sheet of great interest at the Victoria and Albert Museum, on which the painter has noted in writing the dramatic motives appropriate to the several disciples.

The nude body of a young girl was found in a wooded area in southern Kentucky.

In most districts both sexes are entirely nude.

Leggings and skin robes took their place southward, giving way at last to the nearly nude.

It is an athlete's style, all bone and sinew, nude, without superfluous flesh or ornament.

Nude slips, however, are best suited for lighter dresses, including tans, off-white, and pastels.

It is reasonable, therefore, to conclude that ornament is a stimulus to sexual selection, and this conclusion is enforced by the fact that among many comparatively nude peoples clothing is assumed at certain dances which have as their confessed object the excitation of the passions of the opposite sex.

Looking at the question then from the point of view of sexual selection it would seem that a stage in the progress of human society is marked by the discovery that concealment affords a greater stimulus than revelation; that the fact is true is obvious, - even to modern eyes a figure partially clad appears far more indecent than a nude.

That the stimulus is real is seen in the fact that among nude races flagrant immorality is far less common than among the more clothed; the contrast between the Polynesians and Melanesians, living as neighbours under similar conditions, is striking evidence on this point.

The old Babylonian hero Gilgamesh and the Egyptian Bes (perhaps of foreign extraction) are nude, and so in general are the figurines of the Ishtar-Astarte type.

The skirts were held in place by a thick rolled belt, and the upper part of the body remained quite nude in the earliest times; but from the middle Minoan period onward we often find an important addition in the shape of a low-cut bodice, which sometimes has sleeves, either tight-fitting or puffed, and ultimately develops into a laced corsage.

Associating the nude solely with the performance of menial tasks, he deemed it worse than a solecism to transfer such subjects to his canvas, and thus a wide field of- motive was closed to him.

Another statue, "The Sluggard," of equal merit, was exhibited in 1886; and a charming statuette of a nude figure of a girl looking over her shoulder at a frog, called "Needless Alarms," was completed in the same year, and presented by the artist to Sir John Millais in acknowledgment of the gift by the latter of his picture, "Shelling Peas."

He attempted no subjects at all commensurate with those of his great woodcuts, but contented himself for the most part with Madonnas, single figures of scripture or of the saints, some nude mythologies of a kind wholly new in northern art and founded upon the impressions received in Italy, and groups, sometimes bordering on the satirical, of humble folk and peasants.

The nude parts, such as face and hands, were of ivory, while the armour and drapery were of beaten gold.

Besides numerous fragments of nude and draped figures belonging to pedimental statues, a well-preserved and very beautiful head of a female divinity, probably Hera, as well as a draped female torso of excellent workmanship, both belonging to the pediments, have been discovered.

Of the metopes also a great number of fragments have been found, together with two almost complete metopes, the one containing the torso of a nude warrior in perfect preservation, as well as ten wellpreserved heads.

Therefore there was narrow scope for imitation, and the right spirit of humanism displayed itself in a passionate study of perspective, nature and the nude.

The garment doing duty as a chemise is called a pirahan; it is, with the lower orders, of white or blue calico, and comes down to the middle of the thigh, leaving the leg nude.

A network television station announced the arrest of Byron John Jacobson for the murder of Elsie Otis whose nude body was found in rural Kentucky!

Maybe you'll enter rehab at 40, maybe you'll dance the nude conga at your 75th University Reunion.

In 1886 he was forced to resign after allowing a mixed class to draw from a completely nude male model.

Free admission and offers £ 10 per fully nude table dance!

Actually, since the pictures are displayed in the paper, they are not nude.

His works include the conventional nude as well as his own style of retro nudes.

Anne is offered a thousand pounds to pose nude for an artist.

Redundant panels with the description ` still-life ' or ` reclining nude ' are to be destroyed in good time.

Note that the beach is partly a nudist beach and there may well be people sunbathing nude whilst you are watching birds.

Mr Flibble said he would never go nude on screen... until Andrew pointed out that he rarely appears clothed.

He creates a fascinating dialog between his raw, colorful, textured abstract paintings and his elegant black-and-white female nude photographs.

This bra and string ensemble has the most exquisite embroidery in black silk on a nude sheer tulle.

Relying upon the known custom of performing certain observances in a practically, or even entirely, nude condition, it seems plausible to infer that the ephod was a scanty wrapping, perhaps a loincloth, and this view has found weighty support.

Most people with psoriasis sunbathe nude in the specially built solariums situated on the roof of the hotels.

There are fine performances all round, but perhaps best remembered is the nude wrestling scene between Reed and Bates.

With your hair and eye color, aim for a brownish nude for day and deep rose or red for evening.

Blend a soft shimmery nude pink or apricot shadow on your lid or as a highlight, (depending on your eye shape) to enhance the brown.

Blend a soft creamy shimmery nude pink shadow on your lid or as a highlight, (depending on your eye shape) to enhance the brown.

A soft, nude pink hue is a popular natural lip hue.

Opt instead of a pale, nude or clear and glossy look to compliment your smoldering eyes.

Anything from nude to flamboyant red goes.

This is an especially nice touch for a night out when you're all glammed up with smoky eyes and nude lips.

Now, this season a sexy nude lip color or fresh light pink lip color is paired with the "smoky eye" look.

Another popular fall makeup look is the vampy lip and nude eye.

Once this smokey eye look as been achieved, keep the entire face in balance by coloring lips in a soft nude or pink color.

This is accurate to some extent, though to my eye it looks more like a nude rose than anything else.

Brown Sugar is a delightful pinkish-brown shade that tends to fall more on the nude end of the spectrum.

The majority of the shades are universally flattering and wearable, ranging from low-key nude tones (such as Brown Sugar and Patchouli) to vibrant, shimmery shades (such as Quartz and Peony).

However, it's great for daytime use when worn with eye shadow colors in the nude family.

Since I love playing up my eyes and having more of a nude lip, this color seems like the perfect choice.