adj. phr. (old).—Stark-naked; nude.

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  c. 1350.  The Tale of the Basyn [HAZLITT, Remains of the Early Popular Poetry of England, III. 51].

        Upstert the wench, er she was halfe waked,
And ran to hir maistrys all BALY NAKED.

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  1540.  PALSGRAVE, trans. The Comedye of Acolastus. I am all to gether lefte bare, or I am lefte starke BELY NAKED, or lefte as naked as my nayle, sory wretche that I am, wyll ye not leaue me a lyttell garment, or asory wede (to hyde my tayle withal.)

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  1611.  COTGRAVE, Dictionarie, s.v. Tout fin mère nu; all discouered … starke-BELLIE NAKED.

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