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 folk folk /ˈfoʊk/

noun

  1. () People in general (often used in the plural)  ( common people , folks , folk )
    people in general (often used in the plural)
     They're just country folk
    they're just country folk
     Folks around here drink moonshine
    folks around here drink moonshine
     The common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next
    the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next
  2. () People descended from a common ancestor  ( family line , kinfolk , kinsfolk , family , folk , phratry , sept )
    people descended from a common ancestor
     His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
    his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
  3. () A social division of (usually preliterate) people  ( tribe , folk )
    a social division of (usually preliterate) people
  4. The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community  ( ethnic music , folk , folk music )
    the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
     Bob Dylan is known for his contributions to folk music
    Bob Dylan is known for his contributions to folk music


 white-rumped shrike white-rumped shrike /ˈwaɪtˈrʌmpt ʃraɪk/

noun

  1. A butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts  ( Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides , white-rumped shrike )
    a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts


 nude nude /ˈnuːd/

adjective

  1. () Completely unclothed  ( au naturel , bare , nude , naked )
    completely unclothed
     Bare bodies
    bare bodies
     Naked from the waist up
    naked from the waist up
     A nude model
    a nude model

noun

  1. () A painting of a naked human figure  ( nude painting , nude )
    a painting of a naked human figure
     The gallery held a special exhibition featuring classical nudes from the Renaissance period.
    The gallery held a special exhibition featuring classical nudes from the Renaissance period.
  2. A statue of a naked human figure  ( nude , nude sculpture , nude statue )
    a statue of a naked human figure
  3. A naked person  ( nude , nude person )
    a naked person
  4. Without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude')  ( nude )
    without clothing (especially in the phrase 'in the nude')
     They swam in the nude
    they swam in the nude


 Schlesien Schlesien /ˈʃleɪziən/

noun

  1. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland  ( Schlesien , Silesia , Slask , Slezsko )
    a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland