UN-CLAD

un·clad

[uhn-klad]
verb
1.
a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
adjective
2.
naked; nude; undressed.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see un-1, clad

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un·clothe

[uhn-klohth]
verb (used with object), un·clothed or un·clad [-klad] , un·cloth·ing.
1.
to strip of clothes.
2.
to remove a covering from; lay bare; uncover.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English unclothen. See un-2, clothe

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unclad (ʌnˈklæd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having no clothes on; naked

unclothe (ʌnˈkləʊð) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -clothes, -clothing, -clothed, -clad
1.  to take off garments from; strip
2.  to uncover or lay bare

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unclothe
c.1300, uncloþe (trans.), from un- (2) + clothe (v.). Refl. sense is attested from 1382.
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