bare legs
1there goes more to marriage than four bare legs in a bed — c 1549 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. viii. B1 In house to kepe household, whan folks wyll wed, Mo thyngs belong, than foure bare legs in a bed. 1623 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning Britain (ed. 3) 273 Longs more to marriage then foure bare… …
2bare — bare1 [ber] adj. barer, barest [ME bar < OE bær < IE * bhoso s < ? base * bhes , to rub off > SAND] 1. a) without the natural or customary covering [bare wooden floors] b) without clothing; naked [bare legs] …
3bare — adj 1 Bare, naked, nude, bald, barren are comparable when they mean destitute or divested of the naturally or conventionally appropriate covering or clothing. Bare strongly suggests the removal or, often, the rejection of something additional,… …
4bare — 01. Really, one year is the [bare] minimum of time during which one should expect to make very little profit or even lose a bit of money after opening a new business in this town. 02. Her head and shoulders were [bare], and got badly sunburned.… …
5bare — bare1 barish, adj. bareness, n. /bair/, adj., barer, barest, v.t., bared, baring. adj. 1. without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs. 2. without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls. 3 …
6bare — I [[t]bɛər[/t]] adj. bar•er, bar•est 1) without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs[/ex] 2) without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls[/ex] 3) mere: a bare three miles[/ex] 4) unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts[/ex] 5) …
7bare — see there goes more to marriage than four bare legs in a bed …
8bare-legged — Barelegged Bare legged , bare legged are legged, a. Having the legs bare. bare legged children on the beach [1913 Webster] …
9bear - bare — These words are both pronounced . ◊ bear Bear is used as a noun or a verb. A bear is a large, strong wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws. The bear reared on its hind legs. If you bear a difficult situation, you accept it and are able to… …
10The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even — ( La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même ) most often called The Large Glass , is an artwork by Marcel Duchamp.Duchamp carefully created The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even , working on the piece from 1915 to 1923. He executed… …
