An expression which, besides its ordinary signification, was often used when a man was without his outside mantle or cloak (1 Sam. 19:24; Isa. 20:2; John 21:7). It is used symbolically for natural destitution (James 2:15); for spiritual destitution (2 Cor. 5:3; Rev. 3:17; Rev. 16:15); and for spoliation (Rev. 17:16).