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.
Nudge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nudge&?; (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Nudging.]
[Cf. Prov. G. knütschen to squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.] To touch gently,
as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.
Nudge (?), n. A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.
Nu`di*brach"i*ate (?), a. [L. nudus naked + brachium an arm.] (Zoöl.)
Having tentacles without vibratile cilia. Carpenter.
Nu"di*branch (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata. --
n. One of the Nudibranchiata.
||Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Nude, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.)
||A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except
||while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or
||sides. See Ceratobranchia.
Nu`di*bran"chi*ate (?), a. & n. (Zoöl.) Same as Nudibranch.
Nu"di*caul (?), a. [L. nudus naked + caulis stem.] (Bot.) Having the
stems leafless.
Nu`di*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. nudus naked + -ficare (in comp.) to make.
See - fy.] The act of making nude.