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The mother is known for her nudes which really are "nakeds": no airbrushed prettiness, but slumps and curves and wrinkles.
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A lot of things that we're doing here are [things] that I did early in my career, getting out on the corner, nakeds and keeps, and rolling out, and things of that nature.
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“Go-nakeds,” we tried to discover if nudity were the badge of a particular order among the Bawe, but they could only refer to custom.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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They are very hospitable; many of them were named, among themselves, “the Baenda pezi,” or “Go-nakeds,” their only clothing being a coat of red ochre.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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When I was admitted into the enclosure for the first time, and saw my fellow-bathers walking about very nearly "in their nakeds," it struck me that the umbrellas gave a distinctly "Little Black Sambo" touch.
In a German Pension Katherine Mansfield 1905
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The town paupers were enrolled in three companies, which bore the significant title of the "Tons-nulls" or the "Stark-nakeds," and many was the fierce conflict delivered outside the gates by men, who, in the words of a Catholic then in the city, might rather be taken for "experienced veterans than for burghers and artisans."
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The town paupers were enrolled in three companies, which bore the significant title of the "Tons-nulls" or the "Stark-nakeds," and many was the fierce conflict delivered outside the gates by men, who, in the words of a Catholic then in the city, might rather be taken for "experienced veterans than for burghers and artisans."
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 12: 1567, part I John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The town paupers were enrolled in three companies, which bore the significant title of the "Tons-nulls" or the "Stark-nakeds," and many was the fierce conflict delivered outside the gates by men, who, in the words of a Catholic then in the city, might rather be taken for "experienced veterans than for burghers and artisans."
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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The town paupers were enrolled in three companies, which bore the significant title of the "Tons-nulls" or the "Stark-nakeds," and many was the fierce conflict delivered outside the gates by men, who, in the words of a Catholic then in the city, might rather be taken for "experienced veterans than for burghers and artisans."
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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When favoured with the hospitality and company of the "Go-nakeds," we tried to discover if nudity were the badge of a particular order among the Bawe, but they could only refer to custom.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 David Livingstone 1843
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