Nude \Nude\, a. [L. nudus. See Naked.]

1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.

2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See Nudum pactum. --Blackstone.

The nude, the undraped human figure in art. -- Nude"ly, adv.- Nude"ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)