单词 | in the buff |
释义 | > as lemmasin the buff 3. colloquial. The bare skin. in the buff: naked. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [noun] > bare skin barec1300 buff1654 birthday clothes1732 birthday gear1734 birthday suit1734 birthday attire1803 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adverb] naked as a worm?a1366 nakedlyc1425 to the skin?1518 in one's (pure) naturals1579 in puris naturalibus1581 unclothedlya1626 puris naturalibus1626 with nothing on1678 uncoveredly1683 in the buff1803 Adamically1860 in the (also one's) altogether1894 in the raw1941 in the nuddy1953 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F3 Doe not scorne mee because I goe in Stag, in Buffe, heer's veluet too.] 1654 Revenge for Honour i. i. 6 For accoutrements you wear the buff. 1749 ‘H. Fitzcotton’ New & Accurate Transl. of 1st Bk. Homer's Iliad 32 If you perplex me with your stuff—All that are here shan't save your buff. 1803 J. Bristed Ανθρωπλανομενος II. 606 He had no change [of linen], consequently he slept in buff. 1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada viii. 176 Stripping ourselves to the buff, we hung up our steaming clothes. 1956 V. Jenkins Lions Rampant i. 17 They went swimming, sunbathed, did their training stripped to the buff. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai ix. 153 The wizened fellow..observed us undressing down to the buff. 1969 Rolling Stone 28 June 4/1 The girls call themselves the Groupies and claim they recorded their song in the buff. < as lemmas |
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