单词 | with nothing on |
释义 | > as lemmaswith nothing on P14. to have nothing on: to be naked or unclothed. Also with nothing on: wearing no clothing, naked. Usually with but (or except, save) before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [verb (intransitive)] i-hwulena1250 vakec1485 to have nothing on1678 leisure1928 chill1985 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 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > have no advantage over to have nothing on1678 1678 J. Phillips Maronides v. 55 Euryalus, a youth most proper Shews all to Ladies but his Crupper; For he had nothing on but's drawers. 1688 A. Behn Oroonoko 151 'Tis all in white Armor so joynted, that it moves as well in it, as if it had nothing on. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife ii. 18 I..suppose her strutting in the self-same stately manner, with nothing on but her Stays, and her under scanty quilted Petticoat. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. viii. 69 He had nothing on but a thin Waistcoat, for his Coat was spread over the Bed, to supply the Want of Blankets. View more context for this quotation 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxi. 373 We had nothing on but thin clothes, yet there was not a moment to spare. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxiii. 456 Plenty of dark men in various costumes, and some with nothing on but a battered stove-pipe hat..and a very scant breech-clout. 1892 A. Conan Doyle Adventure of Beryl Coronet in Strand Mag. May 520/2 He had nothing on save only his trousers and shirt. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxxviii. 178 A woman appeared with practically nothing on. 1961 Washington Post 17 May A3/6 Miss Mason was lying on the floor with nothing on except the scantiest of brassieres. 1971 E. Paul Reluctant Cloak & Dagger Man xi. 137 We always swam here with nothing on. 1991 J. Diski Happily ever After xii. 143 He had nothing on; no habit, no sandals, nothing. He walked the cloisters starkers. < as lemmas |
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