mother-naked

American  

[muhth-er-ney-kid] / ˈmʌð ərˈneɪ kɪd /

adjective

1. stark naked; as naked as when born.

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Etymology

Origin of mother-naked

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

He did not wield the ready, punctual pen of him whom Lockhart most invidiously calls "the bronzed and mother-naked gentleman of the Press."

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

So he lay there quietly, deeming it no avail for him, a mother-naked man, to seek escape thence; but it was long ere he might sleep, because of his trouble of mind. 

From Wood Beyond the World by Morris, William

Some were tricked out with ornaments and skins and feathers; some were mother-naked and painted all over their bodies.

From Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories by Gibbon, Perceval

They shaped him in her arms at last, A mother-naked man; She wrapt him in her green mantle, And sae her true love wan.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Scott, Walter, Sir

To write a book, to send it forth to the world and the critics, is to a sensitive person like plunging mother-naked into tropic waters where sharks abound.

From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Smith, Alexander