maud

¹

[ mawd ]

noun

1. a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
2. a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.

Maud

²

[ mawd ]

noun

1. Matilda ( def 1 ).
2. Also Maude. a female given name, form of Matilda.

maud

/ mɔːd /

noun

1. a shawl or rug of grey wool plaid formerly worn in Scotland

Word History and Origins

Origin of maud¹

First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps apocopated variant of obsolete maldy a coarse gray woolen cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of maud¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Dorothy was named after a real child, the deceased baby niece of Baum and his wife Maud Gage.

From Salon

Prop Maud Muir quickly responded for the world number ones, but it proved to be a rare low-scoring start for John Mitchell's side.

From BBC

The princess – a former equestrian and the eldest of Norwegian King Harald’s two children – was previously married to the late writer and artist Ari Behn, with whom he had three daughters - Maud, Leah and Emma.

From BBC

Her surprise showing during the ceremony was the only performance that “for safety reasons, we had to pre-record late in the afternoon,” Olympic and Paralympic opening ceremony choreographer Maud le Pladec told Variety.

From Los Angeles Times

The team of researchers from the University of Southampton, the University of Gothenburg and the University of California San Diego studied the Maud Rise polynya -- named after the submerged mountain-like feature in the Weddell Sea, over which it grows.

From Science Daily

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