skyclad
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English
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Etymology
From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskaɪ.klæd/
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Adjective
skyclad (not comparable)
- Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
- (poetic or paganism) Nude, naked, especially when outdoors.
- 1989, Ken Radford, Fire Burn, page 135:
- There he stood, sky-clad, smearing witch's ointment all over.
Translations
nude — see nude
naked outdoors
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