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stroud

[ stroud ]

noun

  1. a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.


stroud

/ straʊd /

noun

  1. a coarse woollen fabric
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stroud1

First recorded in 1670–80; named after Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, where woolens are made
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stroud1

C17: perhaps named after Stroud, textile centre in Gloucestershire
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Example Sentences

Byzantium by Ben Stroud A debut collection of stories that spans countries and eras with delightful ease.

Colonel Fox, member for Stroud, accepted the Chiltern hundreds in his favour, and became secretary to the ordnance.

And malignantly, his eyes blazing with a jealous, evil light, he shot Stroud—twice.

For the horseman who had ridden out of the covert was Stroud, the Rancho Seco straw-boss.

They came upon Stroud, lying near some bushes, and they saw his horse, grazing on the tall grass near by.

But one day, when walking from Stroud into Gloucester, I happened to meet a real beggar.

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