Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NU'DI-TY, n. [L. maims.]

1. Nakedness.
2. Nudities, in the plural, naked parts which decency requires to be concealed. Dryden.
3. In painting and sculpture, the naked parts of the human figure, or parts not covered with drapery. Nudum pactum. [L.] In law, an agreement that is void or not valid according to the laws of the land. Blackstone.