[njuːd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- wearing no clothes; naked
(e.g: a painting of a nude model)

- denoting or relating to clothing or makeup that is of a colour resembling that of the wearer’s skin
(e.g: a nude camisole under a sheer blouse)


Phrases:
- in the nude

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘plain, explicit’): from Latin nudus. The current sense is first found in noun use in the early 18th century

[njuːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a naked human figure as the subject of a painting, sculpture, or photograph
(e.g: a study of a kneeling nude)

- a colour of clothing or make-up resembling that of the wearer's skin
(e.g: sheer lip colour in all shades of nude)


Phrases:
- in the nude

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘plain, explicit’): from Latin nudus. The current sense is first found in noun use in the early 18th century