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Definition of Naked lady
1. Noun. Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe.
Group relationships: Colchicum, Genus Colchicum
Generic synonyms: Bulbous Plant
2. Noun. Amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers.
Generic synonyms: Amaryllis
Group relationships: Genus Amaryllis
Definition of Naked lady
1. Noun. A shrub found in semi-arid tropical climates ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naked Lady
Literary usage of Naked lady
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"In the two lasi cases (1) may be intended. naked lady, or Naked Ladies. ...
271, Stark-naked Lady. Naked Virgins. Colchicum autumnale, L.—Ches. ..."
2. Argonaut Letters by Jerome Alfred Hart (1900)
"Between the erect figure of the naked lady and the recumbent figure of the ...
The naked lady is shaped like the letter S. It is difficult to gaze upon this ..."
3. The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Constance Black Garnett (1921)
"naked lady and beside her a purple vase with a broken handle. ... naked lady.
It was clear to her now that she had ceased to love Andrev ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"Leicester whole proportion without a frame, with boye his dogg by him. A Table
of the persecution of Saule. A Picture of a naked Lady sleeping and Cupid ..."
5. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1879)
"The crowd surrounding the naked lady is the second picture. Another very mysterious
but suggestive subject that became popular among artists was Das ..."
6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1893)
"naked lady in Cornw., Yks., &c., and Naked Virgins in Chesh.—N. & SW (Huish,
Stockton, &c.) "Naked Nanny. ..."
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