Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NU'DI-TY
NU-DI-BRANCH'I-ATENUDUM-PACTUM
NU'DI-TY, n. [L. nuditas.]
- Nakedness.
- Nudities, in the plural, naked parts which decency requires to be concealed. Dryden.
- In painting and sculpture, the naked parts of the human figure, or parts not covered with drapery.
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