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v. t. [ L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare. See Denude. ] To denude. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. denudatio: cf. F. dénudation. ] 1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. denudare; de- + nudare to make naked or bare, nudus naked. See Nude. ] To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands; the hurricane denuded the trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who leads by the hand; a manuductor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus hand + ductio a leading, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuduction. ] Guidance by the hand. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus the hand + ductor a leader, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuducteur. ] (Mus.) A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music. Moore (Encyc. of Music.) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nudatio, fr. nudare to make naked, fr. nudus naked. See Nude. ] The act of stripping, or making bare or naked. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with along. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nudus. See Naked. ] 1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See Nudum pactum. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

The nude, the undraped human figure in art. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Nude"ly, adv.- Nude"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nudged p. pr. & vb. n. Nudging. ] [ Cf. Prov. G. knütschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock. ] To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nudus naked + brachium an arm. ] (Zool.) Having tentacles without vibratile cilia. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata. -- n. One of the Nudibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Nude, and Branchia. ] (Zool.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See Ceratobranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Zool.) Same as Nudibranch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nudus naked + caulis stem. ] (Bot.) Having the stems leafless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. nudus naked + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] The act of making nude. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Nudities [ Cf. F. nudité. ] 1. The quality or state of being nude; nakedness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; -- chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any more than in painting, to design and color obscene nudities. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ Yiddish, fr. Russ. nudnyi tiresome. ] a pestiferous boring and dull person. [ PJC ]

‖ [ L., a nude pact. ] (Law) A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and therefore unenforceable in a court of law. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Partially nude; half naked. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. Snug. ] To lie snug or quiet. [ Obs. ] Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A miser; a sneaking fellow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]