Definition for NU'DI-TY

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

  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.

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