to be bareheaded

  • 21bare|head|ed — «BAIR HEHD ihd», adjective, adverb. wearing nothing on the head: »to stand bareheaded in respect the side of a grave (adverb.). In some churches it is not proper for a woman to be bareheaded (adjective.). –bare´head´ed|ness, noun …

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  • 22Bare — (b[^a]r), a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. b[ae]r; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bos[u^] barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh[=a]s to shine. [root]85.] [1913 Webster] 1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual… …

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  • 23Open-headed — O pen head ed, a. Bareheaded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Popularly — Pop u*lar*ly, adv. In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity reported. [1913 Webster] The victor knight, Bareheaded, popularly low had bowed. Dryden. [1913… …

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  • 25Under bare poles — Bare Bare (b[^a]r), a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. b[ae]r; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bos[u^] barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh[=a]s to shine. [root]85.] [1913 Webster] 1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of… …

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  • 26disheveled — or dishevelled adjective Etymology: Middle English discheveled bareheaded, with disordered hair, part translation of Anglo French deschevelé, from des dis + chevoil hair, from Latin capillus Date: 1583 marked by disorder or disarray < …

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  • 27unbonneted — adjective Date: circa 1605 bareheaded …

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  • 28bare — I. adjective (barer; barest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bær; akin to Old High German bar naked, Lithuanian basas barefoot Date: before 12th century 1. a. lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering b. (1) lacking clothing < …

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  • 29go — I. verb (went; gone; going; goes) Etymology: Middle English gon, from Old English gān; akin to Old High German gān to go, Greek kichanein to reach, attain Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move on a course ; proceed …

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  • 30Abraham Lincoln — This article is about the American president. For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). Abraham Lincoln …

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