maud

¹ American  

[mawd] / mɔd /

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.

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Maud ² American  

[mawd] / mɔd /

noun

1. Matilda.

2. Also Maude. a female given name, form of Matilda.

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maud British  

/ mɔːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of maud

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

Example Sentences

Here! roll thee in my maud, lad, and lay thee down on this sheltered side of this bit of rock. 

From The Half-Brothers by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Hogg was perhaps the most remarkable man that ever wore the maud of a shepherd.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

There was: a figure swathed in an ulster, a maud over the ulster, and a high hat on the top of all.

From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold

I was within sight of the holly-trees, when I saw a shepherd coming down the hill, bearing something in his arms wrapped in his maud.

From Curious, if True Strange Tales by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Then wrapping himself in a large maud and pulling a slouched hat over his eyes, he left the room, descended the stairs and went out.

From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

Related Words

• burro
• horse
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