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nueté (s.xiii3/4)
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nueté (s.xiii3/4)

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nuetee  
  FEW:  nudus 7,229b Gdf:  nueté 5,542c GdfC: ∅ TL: nudité (nueté) 6,880 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nueté  TLF:  nudité (nueté)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  nuditas 1945b

s.

nakedness, nudity: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  Quant ma pensee out conceu la nueté de la femme je ne poei dormir [...] ci ke je oi acompli le abhominacion  Suidas 614
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Mais ore vuil savoir de toy, Si nueté mist en effroy Adam, n'es tu ore auci nu?  GOWER Mirour 11378
♦euph.nudity, euphemism for exposed genitals: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Way soit a l'omme et way serra Qui donne a boir a son amy, Le quel du fiel se mellera, Dont puis quant l'autre enyvrera, Sa nuetee verra parmy  GOWER Mirour 3606

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See also:

nu2  nudesce  nudité  nuesce 
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