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skyclad

adj
/ˈskaɪ.klæd/

Etymology

From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).

  1. derived from *gleh₁y-✻
  2. inherited from *klaiþijan✻
  3. inherited from clǣþan
  4. inherited from clad
  5. compounded as skyclad — “sky + clad”

Definitions

  1. Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.

  2. Nude, naked, especially when outdoors.

    • There he stood, sky-clad, smearing witch's ointment all over.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA